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147th FIELD ARTILLERY 

(Formerly Fourth Infantry, S.D. N. G.) 

In France 

TO 
11th NOVEMBER 

1918 





PETER NORBECK, Governor, South Dakota 
W. A. MORRIS, Adjutant General, South Dakota 






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RECORD OF SERVICE OF 

147th 



FIELD ARTILLERY 

In France 

To 11th November 

1918 




PETER NORBECK, Governor, South Dakota 
W. A. MORRIS, Adjutant General, South Dakota 



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HEADQUARTERS, 147TH FIELD ARTILLERY, 

A. P. O. No. 795, American E. F. 

France 

1 January 1919. 
MEMORANDUM ] 

No. 1-A J 

1. With a view to placing in the hands of the organizations of 
this command, a record, in statistical form, of the service of this regi- 
ment and its participation in recent military operations, the data 
attached hereto, together with certain citations and orders in which 
the 32nd Division, the 57th Field Artillery Brigade and the 147th 
Field Artillery are mentioned, is published for the information of all 
concerned. 

By order of Colonel Wales: 

LESLIE JENSEN, 

Capt., 147th F. A., 

Adjutant. 
OFFICIAL. 



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HQ. 147TH F. A. 1 JANUARY 1919. 

MEMORANDUM 

Sketch Showing Manner in Which the 147th F. A., 66th F. A. 

Brig., 41st Div., Was Organized 3 Oct. 1917 After 

Arrival 4th S. Dak. Inf. at Camp Greene, 

Charlotte, N. C, on 2 Oct 1917. 



Pursuant to verbal order. Commanding General, 41at Division, 
3 October, 1917, the 4th S. Dak. Infantry was disorganized and new 
units formed as indicated. 

Field and Staff Field and Sta ff) 

"All State** - 

Headjuartera Coiupany Headquartera Co ) 

"Canton" ~~ ~] 

Supply Con'pany / Supply Company S 

"All State" " ~ 7rf ^•-^/ 

CoMpany A ^^ '/iatlery_A 

"Pierre" ^~-^ - '/ "Portland"" 

Corfipany B -^^ ', Batte ry B 

"Sioux Falls" ^ ■^^'' ^>. '/ "Portland"" ) I'J'/th F.A. 

Company C ^_ ^ _^ ^'^-^ Battery C ) U. S. 

"Brookings" ^^T^ J,^/^ ) Array. 

CoDipany D ^ >. "r^'-.^ Battery D 

"Parker" ' - - ^ ''/^ 

Codpany j: "" ~ r ~^ _^B&x,tav y J. 

k-th i "Howard & Webster" ^^ // 

S.Dak. ( ( Compa ny F ^ / Battery F 

Inf. ( "Ultohall" ~"x N ,/ -/ 

N. G. ( Company G ^^"jn.^-"/ Medical P at. 

"Redfleld" '" '"-^-yX^ ^/ 

Company H ^ r' -^^^^^ ''' { 

"Lead" ' ".<5^ _( ll6th Supply ) 

Company I // // .^_ ) 

"Rapid City" ^-v/v // / ( Train.) 
Company K /, v.// ' ( ) 

"Lemmon" '" ' ■'r J/^ J 

Compan y L _. __,f ,> "/-^ ::^ _( Part of li+Sth) 

"Aberdeen" I'/ ~ T~~-^_ Wachlne Gun ) 

Company M / ^ ( Battalion ) 

"Yankton" ^ 

Machine Gun C o. ^ _( Part of li4.6th) 

"Ipswich" / (_ Machine Gun ) 

Medical Detachment / ( Battalion ) 

"Rapid City""""' 

Note. — Batts. A and B, 147th F. A. were formerly Sep. Batts. 
A and B Oregon F. A., N. G. 



The 147th F. A., after arrival overseas, was transferred from 
the 66th F A. Brig. 41st Div. to the 32nd Div. by Par. 20 S. O. 84, 
GHQ, AEF, 25 March 1918. The 147th F. A. remained as part of the 
32nd Div. until after the signing of the armistice when they were 
transferred, for administrative purposes, to Army Artillery 1st Army, 
then the 40 th Div. and on 23 Dec. 1918 they were assigned to and 
joined the 8 8th Div. at Gondrecourt. 

LESLIE JENSEN, 

Capt., 147th F. A., 

Adjutant. 



RECORD OP SERVICE OF 



11 Jan '18 

19 Jan 

20 Jan 

21 Jan 



22 to 26 Jan 
27 Jan 



HEADQUARTERS, 147TH FIELD ARTILLERY, 

U. S. A. P. O. No. 795, American E. P. 

France 

1 January, 1919. 

MEMORANDUM 

Showing Stations and Movements of 147th F. A., from 11 

January 1918 to 1 January 1919 

Sailed from New York Harbor on White Star Liner 
"Olympic." 
Disembarked at Liverpool and entrained for Win- 
chester. 

American Rest Camp at Winchester. 
Arrived at Southampton and embarked for Le 
Havre in two Detachments. One ship attacked by 
submarines; three days in English Channel. 
Rest Camp No. 2, Le Havre. 
Entrained: 

Hq., Hqs. Co., Sup. Co., Batts B and E for 

Montrichard. 

1st Bn Hq., Batts A and C for Saumur. 

2nd Bn Hq., Batts D and F for Gondrecourt. 
Hq., Hq. Co., Sup. Co., Batts B and E entrained 
for La Courtine. 

Batt F, D. S. at 2nd Corps Artillery School, Mon- 
tigny-sur-Aube, A. P. O. 730. 

1st Bn Hq., Batts A and C entrained for Foug 
(Toul Sector) station Lay-St-Remy. 
Batt B entrained at La Courtine to join Batts A 
and C, (Toul Sector). 
1st Bn moved from Lay-St-Remy to Menil-le-Tour. 

Alsace Front. 
2nd Bn Hq. and Batt D entrained at Gondrecourt 
for Belfort, (Alsace Front) ; arrived 24 June and 
reported to C. G., 57th F. A. Brigade, 32nd Divi- 
sion for duty. 

1st Bn entrained at Voucauleurs for Belfort; ar- 
rived same night and reported to C. G., 57th F. A. 
Brigade, 32nd Division for duty. 
Hq., Hq Co., Sup Co., and Batt E entrained at La 
Courtine to join 57th F. A. Brigade, 32nd Divi- 
sion. Detrained at Fontaine (Alsace Front), 5 
July; Hq., Hq Co., Supply Co. stationed at Menon- 
court. 

Regiment assembled with exception of Batt F, 
on D. S. at Montigny-sur-Aube. 1st Bn in the 
line with Hq. at Brechemont; 2nd Bn in the line 
with Hq. at Soppe-le-Haut. 
Entrained at Montrey-Vaux; 6 sections 50 cars each. 



10 Feb 



23 April 



3 June 



8 June 



13 June 



23 June 



25 June 



3 July 



5 July 



23 July 



147TH FIELD ARTILLERY 



Chateau>Thierry — ^Snd Battle of the Marne 

25 July Detrained at Armoy-en-Villers and marohed to 

Pont-St.-Maxence. (26 K) 

27 July Marched to Pressoir. (39 K) 

28 July Marched to Chezy-en-Arxois. (28 K) 

29 July Marched to St. Martin, a suburb of Chateau- 

Thierry. (25 K). 

31 July Marched to Cense-a-Dieu and bivouaced in woods. 
(10 K). 

1 Aug Marched to La Charmel (12 K) and relieved 76th 

F. A. Batts went into position near Rocheres. 

2 Aug Near Chamery. 

3 to 11 Aug Near St. Gilles. 

12 to 26 Aug Near Courville. 55 Replacements received. Re- 

lieved by 28th Division night 26 Aug and started 
for Soissons Front by night marches. Marched to 
Maizy Mord (Ap 40 K) and bivouaced 27 August. 

27 Aug Night of 27 Aug marched to St. Etienne (30 K) 

and bivouaced in woods 28 Aug. 

Soissons Front — Battles of Juvigny and Temy Sorny. 

28 Aug Night of 28 Aug marched to Tartiers (20 K) and 

Batts went into positions relieving French Regi- 
ment Field Artillery. 

29 Aug to 2 Sept Near Valpriez Farm. 150 Replacements received 

1 Sept. 
3 to 6 Sept Near Juvigny. Relieved and returned to St. 

Etienne. 
7 to 10 Sept Bivouaced in woods near St. Etienne; Hq in 

village. 
11 Sept Marched to Villers-Cotterets and entrained in 6 

Sections for billeting area in vicinity of Wassy. 

12 Sept enroute. 

13 to 17 Sept Hq., Hq Co., Sup Co., billeted in Bailly; lat Bn 

in Voillecomte; 2nd Bn in Laneuville. 30 Re- 
placements received 15 Sept. Five days rest. 

17 Sept. Night of 17 Sept marched to Prez-sur-Marne, 

(18 K) 18 Sept bivouaced along road. 9 Re- 
placements received. 

18 Sept. Night 18 Sept marched to Couvonges, (App 34 K) 

19 Sept bivouaced near village. 

19 Sept Night 19 Sept marched to Chardogne, (App 13 K) 

20 Sept bivouaced in village. 

20 Sept Night 20 Sept marched to Pretz-en-Argonne, (19 

K) 21 Sept bivouaced in village. 

21 Sept Night 21 Sept marched to Bois de Brocourt, (App 

24 K) 22 Sept bivouaced in woods. 



RECORD OF SERVICE OF 



Meuse-Argonne Oflfensive. 

22 Sept Night 22-23 Sept 1st Bn went into positions in the 

line App 2 K West of Montzeville. 

23 Sepit Night 23-24 Sept 2nd Bn went into positions in the 

line App 1% K west of Montzeville. 

24 to 26 Sept In positions west Montzeville 13 K West and 4 K 

North of Verdun. 

27 to 29 Sept Positions near Malancourt. 

30 Sept to 6 Oct Positions near Nantillois. 
7 to 25 Oct Positions North of Epinonville. 

26 Oct to 8 Nov Positions West of Romagne-sous-Montfaucon. Re- 
lieved night of 8 Nov and marched to billeting 
area, (App 34 K) 

Hq., Hq Co., Sup Co., Jubecourt; 1st Bn Brocourt; 
2nd Bn Bois le Comte. 

11 Nov Signing of Armistiee. 

23 Dec Entrained at Froidos to join 88th Division in 

vicinity of Gondrecourt. 

24 Dec to 1 Jan Hq., Hq Co., Sup Co., Batts D and E, billeted in 

Delouze. 1st Bn billeted in Amanty. 

LESLIE JENSEN, 

Capt., 147th F. A., 

Adjutant. 



147TH FIELD ARTILLERY 



HQ., 147TH F. A., 1 JANUARY, 1919. 

RECORD OF ENGAGEMENTS AND COMBAT ACTIVITY 

OF THE 147TH FIELD ARTILLERY 

From 10th June, 1918 to 11th November, 1918 



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Toul Sector 10 June to 22 June, 1918 

Arrived, Foug, and marched to Lay-St-Remy, 
4 June Echelon moved to Menil-la-Tour, 13 
June, Batteries went into position on dates 
1st] as follows: Night 10-11 June, 1 Plat Batt 
Bn A; Night 12-13 June Batt C; Night 13-14 
June, 2nd Plat Batt A; Night 14-15 June, 
1 Plat Batt B; Night 15-16 June, 2nd Plat 
Batt B. Relieved 22 June 1918. 

Alsace Sector 24 June to 23 July 1918 

f Arrived Belfort 25 June and report- 
2nd Bn. ed to C. G., 57th F. A. Brigade for 
Hq. & \ duty. Battery position in vicinity of 
Batt D Soope-le-Haut. 



Divisions 
Supported 

26th Div. 



1st Bn. 



Hq. 

Hq. Co. 
Sup. Co 
Batt E 



(■Arrived Belfort 25 June and report- 
led to C. G., 57th F. A. Brigade for 

duty. Battery positions in vicinity 

of Brechemont. 

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ported to C. G., 57th F. A. Brigade 
for duty. Hq., Hq. Co., Sup. Co., 
stationed at Menoncourt; Batt E in 
position with 2nd Bn. in vicinity of 
Soppe-le-Haut. 



32nd Div. 



Aisne-Marne Offensive, 1 Aug to 6 Aug 

1918 1 Aug 

Aisne-Marne Sector, 7 Aug to 26 Aug|^ to 

1918 26 Aug 

"Second Battle of the Mame" 

Night 1-2 Aug relieved 76th F. A. at La] 

Charmel; Batt positions near Roncheres. | 

3 Aug Batts D and E assigned to Infantry) 

advance guards of 63rd and 6 4th Brigades [ 3 2nd Div, 

respectively, as accompanying artillery. Towns j-l Aug to 

and important points taken: CIERGES, HILL 6 Aug 1918 

230, BELLEVUE Fm, REDDY Fm., CHAM- 

ERY, le MONCELS, COULONGES, VILLOME, 

COHAN, DRAVEGNY, MT. ST. MARTIN, ST. 

GILLES, FISMES. Distance advanced: 18 K 

At daylight 7 Aug 32nd Div. (less 57th F. A. 28th Div. & 
Brigade) relieved and command of sector 77th Div. 
passed to C. G., 28th Div. Towns and impor-l7 Aug to 



tant points taken: FISMETTE. Night 26-27 
Aug relieved by 53rd F. A. Brigade, 28th Div. 
Distance advanced, 2 K. 



26 Aug 1918 



RECORD OF SERVICE OF 



Oise-Aisne Offensive, 28 Aug to 6 Sept] 28 Aug 

1918 i to 

"Battles of Juvigny and Temy Somy"J 6 Sept 
Nighit 28-29 Aug relieved Regiment F. A." 
(French) at Tartiers; Batt positions near 
Tartiers. 30 Aug Batts D and E assigned 
as sniping Batts to attacking elements of 
64th Inf. Brigade. Towns and important 
points taken: JUVIGNY, outskirts of TERNY 
SORNY. Distance advanced, 5 K. 



32nd Div. 
28 Aug to 
1 Sep 1918 



Night 1-2 Sept 32nd Div. (less 57th F. A. Bri- 
gade) relieved by 1 Moroccan Div. (French). 
57th F. A. Brigade retained in support of 1st 1st Moroc- 
Moroccan Div. Towns and impor^tant points I can Div. 



taken: TERNY SORNY, SORNY. 
advanced, 3 K. 
Relieved 6 Sept. 



Distance 



2 Sep to 
6 Sep 1918 



Meuse-Argonne Sector, 22 Sept to] 

25 Sept 1918 | 22 Sept 

Meuse-Argonne Offensive, 26 Sept to j- to 

11 Nov 1918 I 11 Nov 

"The Argonne" J 1918 

Night 22-23 and 24-25 Sept 1st Bn and 2nd 
Bn respectively went into positions app 2 K 
West of Montzeville supporting 79th Div. 26 
Sept (start of offensive) each Bn of the 147th 
F. A. assigned as accompanying artillery with 
the attacking infantry regiments of the front 
line. Towns and impor^tant points taken: 
HAUCOURT, MALANCOURT, MONTFAUCON, 
NANTILLOIS. Distance advanced, 9 K. 

30 Sept 79th Div. relieved by 3rd Div. 57th] 
F. A. Brigade retained in sector in support 
of 3rd Div. Towns and important points 
itaken: Fme de la MADELEINE. Distance 
advanced, 3 K. 



Divisions 
Supported 



79th Div. 
22 Sept to 
30 Sept 
1918 



3rd Div. 
1 Oct to 
6 Oct 191i 



18 Hour 6 Oct relieved from 3rd Div. sector 
and moved to adjoining sector of 32nd Div. 
on the left relieving the 55th F. A. Brigade. 32nd Div. 
Attack of 10 Oct broke through Kriemhildei7 Oct to 
Stellung. Towns and important points taken: 19 Oct 1918 
BOIS de GESNES, BOIS de ROMAGNE, Ro- 
MAGNE, BOIS de BANTHEVILLE. Distance 
advanced, 6 K. 

19 Oct 32nd Div., (less 57th F. A. Brigade) re- 
lieved by 89th div. 57th F. A. Brigade retained 
in line in support of 89th Div. 31 Oct Batt A 
assigned to attacking Infantry Regiment as 89th Div. 
accompanying artillery to execute special mis-|^ 20 Oct to 



sions. Towns and important points taken 
la d' HUY Fme, le GRAND CARRE Fme, 
BOIS de HAZOIS, REMONVILLE. le Fey 
BOISE. Distance advanced: 8 K. 



6 Nov 1918 



147TH FIELD ARTILLERY 



Divisions 
Supported 
3rd Corps 
and Army 
Artillery 
7 Nov to 
11 Nov. 



6 Nov, 57th F. A. Brigade relieved firom duty 
with 3rd Corps and attached to Army Artil- 
lery, 1st Army. Night 8-9 Nov, pursuant to 
S. O. No. 549, 1st Army, the 57th F. A. Bri- 
gade moved to region of BOIS ST. PIERRE 
BOIS le COMTE. 

Number of different Divisions supported.. 8 
Number of Kilometers advanced against 
resisitance 54 



LESLIE JENSEN, 

Capt., 147 F. A., 

Adjutant. 



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RECORD OF SERVICE OP 



HEADQUARTERS, 147TH FIELD ARTIIiliERY 

A. P. O. No. 795, American E. F. 

1 January 1919. 

LIST OF CASUALTIES, BY ORGANIZATION, OF THE 

147TH FIELD ARTILLERY 

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Sup. Co 2 

Batt "A" 37 

Batt "B" 38 

Batt 'C" 27 

Batt "D" 52 

Batt "E" 16 

Med. Det 8 



Total number of casualties in regiment 209 

LESLIE JENSEN, 

Capt., 147tli F. A., 

Adjutant. 



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147TH FIELD ARTILLERY 



21 



HQ., 147TH F. A., 
1 January 1919. 

MEMORANDUM 

Showing N. C. O's., 147th F. A. who, under the provision of G. 
O. 32 GHQ ABF, 1918, were designated as Candidates and sent to 
Saumur Artillery School for course of instruction. They successfully 
completed course of instruction and were commissioned 2nd Lieuten- 
ants in the Field Artillery. 



Rohrer, Elbert A., 


Bn. Sgt Major 


Hqs. Co. 




25 


May 


1918 


Mclntyre, C. Edwin, 


Corporal 


Hqs. Co. 




22 


Jul 


1918 


Leary, Walter S., 


Regtl Sup Sgt 


Supply Co. 


23 


Apr 


1918 


Haffenden, Albert H. S., 


Sergeant 


Battery 


"A" 


27 


Mar 


1918 


Norris, Ralph H., 


Sergeant 


Battery 


"A" 


23 


Apr 


1918 


Smith, Herbert W., 


Sergeant 


Battery 


"A" 


22 


Jul 


1918 


Deichman, Charles L., 


Corporal 


Battery 


"B" 


25 


May 


1918 


Laughlin, Barkley G., 


Sergeant 


Battery 


"B" 


22 


Jul 


1918 


Davis, Neal M., 


Corporal 


Battery 


"C" 


27 


Mar 


1918 


Fish, Warren D., 


Sergeant 


Battery 


"D" 


23 


Apr 


1918 


Johnson, Warren, 


1st Sgt 


Battery 


"D" 


25 


May 


1918 


Ryan, Robert J., 


Sergeant 


Battery 


"D" 


22 


Jul 


1918 


Donley, John S., 


Sup Sgt 


Battery 


"E" 


27 


Mar 


1918 


Wicks, George C, 


Sergeant 


Battery 


"E" 


28 


Jun 


1918 


Hess, Harry L., 


Sergeant 


Battery 


"F" 


25 


May 


1918 



MEMORANDUM 

Showing N. C. O.'s, 147th F. A. who, under the provisions of 
G. O. 32, GHQ, AEF, 1918, were designated as candidates and sent 
to Saumur Artillery School for course of instrucitions. They success- 
fully completed course of instruction and would have received ap- 
pointment as 2nd Lieuts. in Field Artillery except for the fact that 
the conclusion of an armisitice and the consequent receipt of orders 
from the War Department forbidding any further appointments. 
Thackery, Norman E., 1st Sgt Hqs. Co. 28 Aug 1918 

Baldwin, Richard E., Regtl Sgt Mjr Hqs. Co. 22 Oct 1918 

Gorrie, Thomas, 1st Sgt Battery "A" 22 Oct 1918 

Sergeant Battery "B" 28 Aug 1918 

Corporal Battery "C" 28 Aug 1918 

Sergeant Battery "D" 22 Oct 1918 

1st Sgt Battery "E" 28 Aug 1918 

LESLIE JENSEN, 

Capt., 147th F. A., 

Adjutant. 



Pechette, Chester B., 
May, James A., 
Gilbertson, Robert W. 
Moore, Thomas J., 



22 



RECORD OP SERVICE OF 



HQ., 147TH F. A., 
1 January 1919. 

COMPARATIVE STRENGTH 

Oomparative strength reports of 147th F. A., (less Batt F) on 
5 July 1918, date of assembling on the Alsace Sector, and 11 Novem- 
ber 1918, date of secession of hostilities. Between 26 August 1918 
and 17 September 1918 approximately 250 men were received as 
replacements. These in addition to the 147th F. A. men who were 
discharged from Hospitals and rejoined regiment, maintained strength 
as indicatetd. 

Between 5 July 1918 and 11 November 1918 approximately 187 
horses and 49 mules were received by 147th F. A. to replace those 
killed and lost in action. 



STRENGTH PRESENT, ASSIGNED AND ATTACHED 
ON 5 JULY 1918 

Officers Men Horses Mules Total 

Field and Staff 7 Animals 

Headquarters Company ... 18 178 132 

Supply Co. and Ord. Det. . . 3 116 118 20 

Battery A 5 189 161 

Battery B 6 194 155 

Battery C 5 191 165 

Battery D 5 199 163 

Battery E 6 184 164 

Battery F (D. S. at 2nd 

Corps Schools, Montigny- 

sur-Aube) 

Medical Detachment 8 26 27 



63 



1277 



1085 



20 



1105 



147TH FIELD ARTILLERY 



23 



STRENGTH, PRESENT, ASSIGNED AND ATTACHED 
ON 11 NOVEMBER 1918 

Officers Men Horses Mules Total 

Field and Staff 10 4 Animals 

Headquarters Co 6 177 79 

Supply Co. and Ord. Bet... 2 113 47 61 

Battery A 3 185 83 

Battery B 3 191 72 

Battery C 3 182 87 

Battery D 3 176 74 

Battery E 3 197 81 

Battery F (D. S. at 2nd 

Corps Schools, Monitigny- 

sur-Aube) 

Medical Detchment 5 27 15 



*38 



1248 



542 



603 



Officers Men 



Strength in officers and men 
and number of animals 
authorized for Regiment 
of Light Field Artillery, 
(less 1 Batt), by Tables 
of Organization and exist- 
ing orders 



57 



1309 



Horses 



999 



Total 
Mules Animals 



100 



1099 



*This figure does not include 8 officers who were assigned to 
147th F. A. on 7 and 9 November 1918 but who had not previously 
been members of the command. 

LESLIE JENSEN, 

Capt., 147th F. A., 

Adjutant. 



24 



RECORD OF SERVICE OF 



ROSTER OF OFFICERS, 147TH FIELD ARTILLERY 
11 November 1918 

REGTL. FIELD AND STAFF 

Boyd Wales, Colonel, Commanding. 

William A. Hazle, Lt. Colonel. 

Leslie Jensen, Capt.-Adjutant. 

Howard H. Warren, 1st Lt.-Personnel Adjt. 

Charles B. Hunter, 1st Lt. -Intelligence. 

Ernest H. Lower, 1st Lt. -Munitions. 



1ST BATTALION 

Edward A. Beckwith, Major 
George F. Weber, Capt.-Adjt. 

Battery "A" 
Richard J. Dorer, Capt. 
Arthur G. Bergstrom, 1st Lt. 
Herman D. Berlew, 2nd Lt. 

Battery "B" 
James S. Gay, Jr., Capt. 
Wallace Burton, 1st Lt. 
Earl C. Bonnett, 2nd Lt. 

Battery "C" 
Thomas W. Watson, Capt. 
Jack B. Swale, 1st Lt. 
William C. Compton, 2nd Lt. 
Headquarters Company 
John E. Parliman, Capt. 
Edwin L. Averill, 1st Lt. — 

Regtl. -Operations. 
Lawrence I. Champe, 1st Lt. — 

1st Bn. Telephone. 
Harold L. Etheridge, 1st Lt. — 

Regt. Telephone. 
Harry R. Sullivan, 1st Lt. — 

2nd. Bn. Operations. 

William T. Young, Jr., 1st Lt. — 

1st Bn. Operations. 



SND BATTALION 

Eugene I. Foster, Major 
Charles L. Johnson, Capt.-Adjt. 

Battery "D" 
Vincent L. Knewel, Capt. 
Louis R. Farr, 1st Lt. 
Samuel S. Mitchell, 2nd Lt. 

Battery "E" 
Desire L. LaBireche, Capt. 
Fred S. Steece, 1st Lt. 
Thomas M. Laughlin, 1st Lt. 

Battery "F" 

D. S. at Montigny-sur-Aube, 

A. P. O. No. 730. 

Supply Company 

J. H. Balmat, Jr., Capt., S. O. 

Herbert J. Charters, 1st Lt. 

Medical Detachment 
William S. Bentley, Major, M. C. 
Roy F. Sackett, Capt., M. C. 
Edward W. Jones, Capt., M. C. 
LeeRoy Walston, 1st Lt., D. C. 
Foster B. Kimmel, 2nd Lt., V. C. 



147TH FIELD ARTILLERY 



25 



ROSTER OF OFFICERS, 147TH FIELD ARTILLERY 
Present for Duty 5 July 1918. 

REGTL. FIELD AND STAFF 

Boyd Wales, Colonel, Commanding. 
William A. Hazle, Dt. Colonel. 
Ed T. Eneboe, Capt. -Adjutant. 



1ST BATTALION 

Edward A. Beckwith, Major 
George F. Weber, Capt.-Adjt. 

Battery "A" 
Richard J. Dorer, Capt. 
Richard J. Holmden, 1st Lt. 
William D. Jackson, 1st Lt. 
Arthur Bergstrom, 2nd Lt. 
Thomas M. Laughlin, 2nd Lt. 

Battery "B" 
Charles L. Johnson, Capt. 
Herbert J. Charters, 1st Lt. 
Robert N. Christian, 1st Lt. 
James S. Gay, Jr., 1st Lt. 
Albert C. Demarest, 2nd Lt. 
Willaim F. Feustel, 2nd Lt. 

Battery "C" 
Thomas W. Watson, Capt. 
Verne C. Kennedy, 1st Lt. 
Alvin M. Knudtson, 2nd Lt. 
Jack B. Swale, 2nd Lt. 
William T. Young, Jr., 2nd Lt. 

Headquarters Company 
George W. Hurst, Capt. 
Leo Brewer, 1st Lt. 
Frank B. Cotton, Ist Lt. 
O. V. Painter, 1st Lt. 
Frederick R. Pattison, 1st Lt. 
Ellery V. Wilcox, 1st Lt. 
William P. Brownell, 2nd Lt. 
William S. Borden, 2nd Lt. 
Leonard Church, 2nd Lt. 
Lawrence I. Champe, 2nd Lt. 
Rudolpf Dedlow, 2nd Lt. 
Herman E. Freed, 2nd Lt. 
Ernest D. Hale, 2nd Lt. 
Charles B. Hunter, 2nd Lt. 
Ernest H. Lower, 2nd Lt. 
Homer J. Ludden, 2nd Lt. 
Harry R. Sullivan, 2nd Lt. 
Edwin L. Averill, 2nd Lt. 



aND BATTALION 

Lawrence H. Hedrick, Major 
George E. Sperbeck, 1st Lt.-Adjt. 

Batterj' "D" 
Engene I. Foster, Capt. 
Vincent L. Knewel, 1st Lt. 
M. G. Sebiakin-Ross, 1st Lt. 
Louis R. Farr, 2nd Lt. 
Louis F. Strass, 2nd Lt. 

Battery "E" 
C. F. Hackett, Jr., Capt. 
John D. Currie, 1st Lt. 
Wm. R. Messerschmidt, 1st Lt. 
H. L. Etheridge, 2nd Lt. 
A. T. Harrington, 2nd Lt. 
Fred S. Steece, 2nd Lt. 

Battery "F" 
D. S. at Montigny-sur-Aube, 
A. P. O. No. 730. 
Supply Company 
J. H. Balmat, Jr., Capt. 
Leslie Jensen, 1st Lt. 
Wallace Burton, 2nd Lt. 

Medical Detachment 
Wm. S. Bentley, Major, M. C. 
Edward W. Jones, 1st Lt., M. C. 
Roy F. Sackett, 1st Lt., M. C. 
E. R. Anderson, 1st Lt., D. C. 
LeeRoy Walston, 1st Lt., D. C. 
Foster B. Kimmel, 2nd Lt. V. C. 
Wm. C. Schultz, 2 Lt. V. C. 
Guy P. Squire, 1st Lt. -Chaplain 



26 



RECORD OF SERVICE OF 



HQ., 147TH F. A. 

1 January, 1919. 
MEMORANDUM showing promotion of officers, 147th F. A. in 
the American Expeditionary Forces, from 5 July 1918 to 11 Novem- 
ber 1918 







Promoted 








Name 


From 


To 


With Rank 


George Sperbeck 


1st 


Lt. 


Captain 


5 


July 


Charles B. Hunter 


2nd 


Lt. 


1st 


Lt. 


29 


July 


Leslie Jensen 


1st 


Lt. 


Captain 


13 


Aug. 


George E. Sperbeck 


Captain 


Major 


5 


Sept. 


Fred S. Steece 


2nd 


Lt. 


1st 


Lt. 


5 


Sept. 


Edwin L. Averill 


2nd 


Lt. 


1st 


Lt. 


5 


Sept. 


Harry R. Sullivan 


2nd 


Lt. 


1st 


Lt. 


5 


Sept. 


Alvin M. Knudtson 


2nd 


Lt. 


1st 


Lt. 


5 


Sept. 


Harold Etheridge 


2nd 


Lt. 


1st 


Lt. 


5 


Sept. 


Arthur G. Bergstrom 


2nd 


Lt. 


1st 


Lt. 


.5 


Sept. 


Wallace Burton 


2nd 


Lt. 


1st 


Lt. 


5 


Sept. 


Ernest H. Lower 


2nd 


Lt. 


1st 


Lt. 


5 


Sept. 


Lawrence I. Champe 


2nd 


Lt. 


1st 


Lt. 


5 


Sept. 


Arthur T. Harrington 


2nd 


Lt. 


1st 


Lt. 


5 


Sept. 


Louis R. Farr 


2nd 


Lt. 


1st 


Lt. 


5 


Sept. 


William T. Young, Jr. 


2nd 


Lt. 


1st 


Lt. 


5 


Sept. 


Roy F. Sackett 


1st 


Lt. M. C. 


Capt. M. 


C. 9 


Oct. 


Edward W. Jones 


1st 


Lt. M. C. 


Capt. M. 


C. 9 


Oct. 


Vincent L. Knewel 


1st 


Lt. 


Capt. 


10 


Oct. 


James S. Gay, Jr. 


1st 


Lt. 


Capt. 


10 


Oct. 


Leo Brewer 


1st 


Lt. 


Capt. 


10 


Oct. 


John E. Parliman 


1st 


Lt. 


Capt. 


10 


Oct. 


Thomas M. Laughlin 


2nd 


Lt. 


1st 


Lt. 


10 


Oct. 


Jack B. Swale 


2nd 


Lt. 


1st 


Lt. 


6 


Nov. 


Eugene I. Foster 


Capt. 


Maj 


ior 


6 


Nov. 



147TH FIELD ARTILLERY 



2? 



Officers who returned to the U 
promoted one grade upon 

Name 

William S. Borden 
Ormand V. Painter 
Ed. T. Eneboe 
Lawrence H. Hedrick 
Verne C. Kennedy 
Frank R. Cotton 
John C. Curry 
Bllery V. Wilcox 
M. G. Sebiakln-Ross 
Albert C. Demarest 
Leonard Church 
Herman E. Freed 
Rudolph P. Ledlow 
Wm. P. Brownell 
Wm. R. Messerschmidt 
Louis W. Strass 



the U. S. as instructors 


and who were 


val in the U. S. 








Bank 




Date of Order 


2nd Lt. 




12 


July 


1st Lt. 




19 


July 


Capt. 




26 


July 


Major 




3 


Aug. 


1st Lt. 




8 


Aug. 


Isft Lt. 




14 


Aug. 


1st Lt. 




14 


Aug. 


Ist Lt. 




14 


Aug. 


1st Lt. 




14 


Aug. 


2nd Lt. 




14 


Aug. 


2nd Lt. 




14 


Aug. 


2nd Lt. 




14 


Aug. 


2nd Lt. 




14 


Aug. 


2nd Lt. 




14 


Aug. 


1st Lt. 




16 


Aug. 


2nd Lt. 




23 


Aug. 


LESLIE 


JENSEN, 




Capt. 


„ 147th 


F. A., 








Adjutant. 



HQ., 147TH F. A. 



1 January, 1919. 



MEMORANDUM showing names of officers 147th F. A. who were 
recommended for promotion and would have received appointment to 
the grade shown except for the fact that the conclusion of an armis- 
tice and the consequent receipt of orders from the War Department 
forbidding any further appointments. 

Recommended for pro- 
Name motion to Grade of 

Lt. Col. William A. Hazle Colonel 

Major Edward A. Beckwith Lt. Col. 

1st Lt. Howard H. Warren Captain 

2nd Lt. Samuel S. Mitchell 1st Lt. 



28 



RECORD OF SERVICE OF 



MEMORANDUM showing officers transferred from the regiment 
from 5 July to 11 November 1918. 

Name 

2nd Lt. Ernest D. Hale 
Capt. George W. Hurst 
1st Lt. B. R. Anderson, D. C. 
Capt. C. F. Hackett 

Capt. Leo. Brewer 



Transferred to 


Date 


4th F. A. Brigade 


31 July 


3rd Army Corps 


3 Aug. 


119ith F. A. 


15 Sept, 


Art'y Information 




Service (temporary) 


10 Oct. 


7th Army Corps 


16 Oct. 



MEMORANDUM showing officers sick and evacuated to S. O. S. 
or army hospital. 

Date 
Name Evacuated 

Isit Lt. William D. Jackson 3 Aug. 

1st Lt. Richard J. Holmden 11 Aug. 

2nd Lt. Wm. C. Schultz, V. C. 9 Sept. 

1st Lt. Frederick R. Pattison 8 Oct. 

1st Lt. Guy P. Squire, (Chaplain) 18 Oct. 



MEMORANDUM showing dates on which officers rejoined regi- 
ment who were absent or on D. S., 5 July 1918; also dates officers 
returned to regiment from hospitals. 



Rank Name 

1st Lt. Howard H. Warren 

2nd Lt. Herman D. Berlew 

2nd Lt. Earl C. Bonnett 

2nd Lt. William C. Compton 

1st Lt. John E. Parliman 

Capt. Charles L. Johnson 

2nd Lt. Samuel S. Mitchell 

Capt. Desire L. LaBreche 

Capt. Eugene I. Foster 

Isit Lt. Harry R. Sullivan 



From Date 

Saumur Art'y School 14 Sept. 

(First joined) 11 Sept. 

(First joined) 11 Sept. 

(First joined) 11 Sept. 

1st Corps Art'y School 10 July 

Hospital 20 Oct. 

Saumur Art'y School 14 Sept. 

Art'y School, LaCourtine 2 Aug. 

Hospital 14 Sept. 

Hospital 14 Sept. 

LESLIE JENSEN, 

Capt., 147th F. A., 

Adjutant. 



147TH FIELD ARTILLERY 



29 



HBADQUAHTERS, 147TH FIELD ARTILLERY 

U. S. A. P. O. No. 795, American E. F. 
France 

1 January, 1919. 

Copy of ammunition report showing number of rounds fired by 
each Battery, 147th F. A. in attack 1st November 1918 in supporting 
89th Division; battery positions near Romagne. 

Anuuunitiou Report for Period from 8 Hour 31 Oct to 13 f^ Hour 

1 Nov 1918. 



Organization 


AMMUNITION 


FUSES 




B 


C R 


E 


D 


Sm 


Gas 


lAL 


RY 


BLK 


WHI 


SCH 


Battery "A" 






960 








100 




400 


460 




Battery "B" 




198 


2501 




201 


198 






580 


2119 


399 


Battery "C" 




350 


1528 


250 


168 


45 


379 


250 




1713 




Battery "D" 






2000 


200 


200 


220 


520 


200 




1500 


400 


Battery "E" 


300 


200 


2688 


300 


100 


200 


1000 


300 


748 


1440 




Total .... 


300 


748 


9677 


750 


669 


663 


1999 


750 


1728 


7232 


799 


Total rounds fired hv rpcimf 


mt 1 


2807 


Total 


fuses 


1 


2507 








"O 











ERNEST H. LOWER, 

1st Lt., 147th F. A., 

Munitions Officer. 



3» 



RECORD OP SERVICE OF 



HEADQUARTERS 57TH F. A. BRIGADE 

SBORHT American Expeditionary Forces 

France 

25 September 1918 
OPBRATIONS ORDERS NO. 4. 

1. The 79th Infantry Division U. S. will attack on D day, at H 
hour supported by the Division on its right and left. 

2. This command will support the attack of the Division. 

3. The artillery at the disposal of the 79th Infantry Division 
U. S., consists of 8 groupes of 75 mm., 2 groupes of 155 mm. C. St. 
Ciiammond, 2 groupes of the 155 mm. C. Sch., 2 batteries of 9.2's 
and 1 T. M. B. (58T). 



I. 

147th F. A. 

120th F. A. 

119th F. A. 

*203rd F. A, 



Light Field Artillery 

U. S 

u. s 

u. s 

French (Motorized) . . . 



5 Batteries 
3 Batteries 

6 Batteries 
9 Batteries 



Total 23 Batteries 

Heavy Field Artillery 

155 C. S. 

121st F. A. U. S 4 Batteries 



155 C. St. Ohamond 



330 



9.2 Howitzer 

ISth C. A. C. U. S 



6 Batteries 



2 Ba»tteries 



Trench Mortars 

107th T. M. B. U. S. (58 T.) 12 Guns 

II. Organization of Oonunand 

Commanding Division Artillery 

General Irwin, U. S. 

Commanding L. F. A. (20 Batteries) 

Colonel Wales, 147th F. A. 

Commanding H. F. A.. .Lt. Col. Arthur, 121st F. A. 
Commanding 107th T. M. B. . .Captain Miller, U. S. 



*Note — 1 Groupe reserved for special fire. 
4. The attack will be preceded by heavy fire of preparation last- 
ing 3 hours, H-3 to H. All batteries will participate. This fire will 
include destruction, harassing and interdiction fire. Special attention 
will be devoted to the breaching of wire in front of the enemy front 
line trenches. The allotment of targets to units will be prescribed by 
the commanders of the Light and Heavy Artillery, also allowance of 
ammunition per target. See Sketch. 



147TH FIELD ARTILLERY 31 

Bate of Fire 

75 mm. 1 round per gun per minute. 
155 mm. 1 round per gun per minute, to be reduced to 1 
per gun every two minutes. 

i. Accompanying Fire. 

This will consist of a rolling barrage and covering fire. 

(a) Rolling Barrage. 

Batteries: 

203rd R. A. C 6 Batteries 

120tli F. A. U. S 3 Batteries 

147th F. A. U. S. 3 Batteries 

119th F. A. U. S. .' 3 Batteries 

At H hour the barrage will be placed on the enemy's front lines. 
At H 1 25, it will lift. The advance at the rate of 100 meiters every 
4 minutes. A halt of 10 minutes will be made on the trenches of the 
intermediate line. A similar halt of 20 minutes on the enemy's 2nd 
Position. The barrage will cease at one kilometer north on a line 
between MONTFAUCON and Very, the 75's using oirdinary projectiles, 
cease fire, having reached their limit of fire. The barrage will be 
continued by the 2 groupes of the 203rd R. A. C, with 1917 model 
projectiles, all batteries of the 155 mm. and Corps Artillery, firing 
upoa nuccessive targets in advance of the Infantry. Projectiles used, 

H. a. 

Rckte of Fire. 

75 mm. 3 shots per gun for 4 minutes. 

2 shots per gun for 4 minutes. 

1 shot per gun until completed. 
The necessary precautions will be taken to cool guns. 

(b) A covering fire will precede the barrage, commencing at H 
hour. The fire will be on successive targets, lifting when rolling bar- 
rage has advanced to 200 meters of the target. Targets are indicated 
©n tha accompanying sketch, and will be assigned to the batteries by 
t^e Commanders of the Light and Heavy Field Artillery. 

Rate of Fii-e. 

75 mm. 1 shot per gun per minute. 
155 mm. 1 shot per gun per minute. 

The rate of fire of the 9.2's will be fixed by the Battalion Com- 
mander. Precautions will be taken to cool guns during the opera- 
tions. 

6. Special Targets. 

1 group of the 203rd R. A. C. designated by the Regimental 
Commander will accomplish fire on special itargets with avions. Liai- 
son will be established with 5th Army Air Service of the 5th Army 
Corps immediately by the group commander designated. 



32 RECORD OF SERVICE OF 



7. The Commander of the Light Field Artillery will assign 2 
groups of the 147th Field Artillery as accompanying artillery with the 
Infantry Regiments of the front lines. Having completed their mis- 
sion of preparatory fire and accompanying fire, these Battalions will 
be moved to forward positions, the battalion commanders will report 
immediately to the infantry Regiment Commanders, to whom they are 
assigned. 

8. Resupply of ammunition during the course of the engage- 
ment will be cared for through these headquarters. Expenditure of 
ammunition will be regulated by organization commanders, bearing in 
mind that only so much fire should be delivered as will attain the 
end desired. Economy of ammunition is essential. The allowance of 
ammunition prescribed should not be exceeded, except in cases of 
great urgency, where a report of the necessity will be immediately 
rendered. 

9. Approximate Aimntiiiition Expenddture: 

75 mm 25,000 

155 mm 9,300 

9.2's 1,200 

1 . Observatories . 

Regimental and Battalion O. P.'s will be maintained and the nec- 
essary means taken to continue communication should telephone lines 
be cut. 

1 1 . Liaison. 

(a) The P. C. of the Commander of the L. F. A. will be with and 
in touch with the P. C. of the Brigade Commander of troops in the 
front line. 

(b) An officer of Artillery will be attached to headquarters of 
regiments of infantry in the front line. 

(c) An officer or non-commissioned officer with a detail of sig- 
nal men and couriers will be maintained at each P. C. of infantry 
battalion in front line. 

(d) Telephone lines will be maintained to infantry units thru 
Brigade Central and use of projectors, visual signaling and couriers, 
to maintain constant touch with the front. 

(e) A field officer will be placed in charge of information by the 
Commander of L. F. A.; he will be assisted by two lieutenants and 
the necessary number of scouts and is responsible that the artillery 
is kept informed of the actual condition of affairs at the front. 

12. Colonel Wales, 147th F. A. is designated Commander of the 
Light Field Artillery of the sector. Lieut. Col. Arthur is designated 
Commander of the Heavy Field Artillery of the sector. 

13. Railhead — RAMPONT; Rations and Forage — Dombasle. 
Brigade Ammunition Dump, 3 kilometers north of DOMBASLE near 
cross-roads. 



147TH FIELD ARTILLERY 33 



14. P. C. at 13:00 o'clock September 25, at point west of Cote 
309 where road enters edge of woods. (15.2-68.3). 

By command of Brigadier General Irwin: 
JAMES W. GILSON, 

Captain, F. A. U. S. A., 



Adjutant. 



HQ., 147TH P .A. 

1 January 1919. 

Copy of German Propaganda Leaflets Dropped by Enemy 

Aircraft on Battery Positions of the 147th Field 

Artillery 27 September 1918. 

To the American Soldiers of German Descent 

You say in your loose leaf that you serve in an honorable way in 
the U. S. Army. Do you think it honorable to fight the country that 
has given birth to your fathers or forefathers? Do you think it hon- 
orable to fall upon any country after it has heroically defended itself 
for four years against a coalition of peoples tenfold its superior in 
numbers? Look at the map and compare that tiny little spot repre- 
senting Germany with the vast territories assigned to Russia, England 
and the United States, to mention only the biggest of Germany's ad- 
versaries, and you cannot remain in doubt that the heroism is entirely 
on Germany's side. We are fighting for everything dear to us, for our 
homes, our very existence. What are you fighting for, why did you 
come over here, four thousand miles away from your own home? Did 
Germany do you any harm? Did it ever threaten you? Your leaders 
are Misleaders, they have lied to you that we were slaves of a tyrant, 
and you are guilty of gross ignorance if you believe one word of it. 
Everybody knowing anything about human nature and the history of 
European nations will tell you that slaves can never stand up against 
the whole world of fierce enemies, only free men fighting for their 
happiness in life will endure so many years of fighting against the 
most colossal odds that ever a nation encountered. An everlasting 
shame that twenty millions of German-Americans could not prevent 
that man Wilson, who never was a genuine American but rather an 
English subject in disguise, to raise his hand against their mother 
country! Read Washington's Farewell Address and imagine what he 
would have to say of the total collapse of real Americanism in our 
days. His golden words to his fellow citizens to only mind their own 
business have been thrown to the winds by the present administration. 
Go and repent ere it is too late, we shall welcome every lost sheep 
that finds its way back to its herd. There is more freedom in Germany 



34 RECORD OF SERVICE OF 

indeed than in the land of Dictator Wilson. We do not try to deceive 
you, v/e do not promise you a farm, but we assure you that every 
honest man willing to work has infinitely better chances in Germany 
where we do not suffer corrupt politicians, deceiving land speculators 
nor cheating contractors. Lay down your gun, your innermost soul is 
not in this fight. Come over to us, you will not regret it. 



CONFIDENTIAL 

HEADQUARTERS ARMY ARTILLERY, FIRST ARMY 
American E. F., France. 

19 November, 1918. 
Instruction 
Memorandum 
No. 23 

Compilation of Prisoners' Statements Concerning the Effec- 
tiveness of the Fire of American Artillery, Governing 
the Period of November 4 to November 11, 
Both Dates Inclusive 

G-2, 1st Army, No. 67 of Nov. 4, 1918.) 

"Prisoners of many field artillery units captured since October 31 
report that the American Artillery has caused heavy losses in their 
units and they are unanimous in praising our artillery's accuracy. 
Prisoners of the 104th F. A. Regiment state that on October 17. alone, 
their regiment lost 150 men from shell fire on battery emplacements 
and they are not informed as to additional losses in the regimental 
trains to the rear. Early November 1st. their battery emplacements 
were shelled so effectively that all communication with the rear and 
with the infantry were cut off, and the batteries were practically put 
out of action. In the 7th. Bavarian F. A. Regiment, the 7th. Battery 
alone lost 15 men between October 26th and November 1st. reducing 
the effective with the battery to 30-3 5 men. On October 31st. the 9th. 
Battery of the 10th. F. A. Regiment lost 9 men. Similar figures are 
reported from a large number of batteries. 



G-2, 1st. Army, No. 68 of Nov. 5, 1918.) 

"Prisoners from 3rd. Company of 232nd Reserve Regiment (107th 
Division) state that on October 31st. the first battalion was in sup- 
port in the small wood east of VILLERS in the FREYA-STELLUNG. 
The 2nd. and 3rd. Battalions were in line. On the morning of No- 
vember 1st, our artillery fire fell on the position of the 1st. Battalion 
and they moved forward one kilometer where they remained until 
7:30 P. M., of November 1st." 



147TH FIELD ARTILLERY 35 

"Prisoners of a Flash and Sound Ranging Detachment, a new 
combined unit attached to the 104th. F. A. Regiment, who were cap- 
tured November 1st. near REMONVILLB, state 'that since October 
20th. they lost 26 men out of a total strength of 43, and that they 
had been unable to function owing to our artillery fire." 



(G-2, 1st. Army, No. 69, of Nov. 6, 1918) 

"An officer of the 52nd Machine Gun Sharpshooter Detachment 
reports, as have prisoners of many other such uits, that his detachment 
has had such heavy losses from our artillery fire that few machine 
guns are now in service. Fram October 24th. to November 1st, two 
of these companies were reduced from 24 to 8 heavy machine guns in 
service, in spite of receiving some from infantry units meanwhile. 
On the 15th. of October alone the 3rd Company lost five of its ten 
machine guns. He states that positions had to be changed frequently 
as our artillery drove them out of their nests." 



"Bombardment of Lon GUYON. — A captured letter written Octo- 
ber 24th. by a man from the 16th. Hospital Detachment states: 'I 
may be going to Germany in the hospital train for this town is being 
evacuated on account of bombardment." ' 



"Gas Casualties — Prisoners of various Sanitaets, or First Aid 
Companies, all report many casualties in the enemy ranks, from our 
gas shelling. In the 169th. Regiment, 52nd Division, there were 100 
gas casualties in the 1st. Battalion October 30/31, when it was at 
LANDRES-et ST. GEORGES, and in the 2nd. Battalion of the 170th. 
Regiment at CHATEAU de LANDRBVILLE, the same day, there were 
50 casualties. Two field hospitals at VERRIERES had 300 cases Nov. 
1st. and 20 of these men died that day." 



(G-2, 1st. Army, Nov. 6, 1918. P. D.) 

In general, prisoners were not particularly impressed by the dens- 
ity of the artillery fire. They do, however, admit its demoralizing 
effect. The 31st. Division, at one point, one battalion was in line and 
two in support. The two in support, however, drifted to the rear 
under the artillery fire instead of coming in support of the battalion 
in line. 



American Gas — A captain commanding a company in the 426th. 
Infantry Regiment, 88th. Division, captured Nov. 1st., declared: "I 
lay in an open ravine and through intense fire our machine guns were 
destroyed. Our artillery was silenced possibly because the crews had 
been gassed. The enemy artillery picked their objective fortunately. 



36 RECORD OF SERVICE OF 

October 31st. to November 1st. at 11 P. M. they shot over gas shells, 
I think phosgene. The casualties in the company nearest me were 
40 out of 80 men. The enemy artillery fire was so intense that it 
shattered the morale of the men." 



(G. H. Q., Summary of Information, No. 221, Nov. 8th., 1918) 

Translation of captured German Order of 244th. Infantry Bri- 
gade, dated Oct. 21st., 1918 — "We have observed again today that 
when the enemy attacks, our telephone system is quickly destroyed 
by the fire of hostile artillery, and the Command, because of a too 
restricted use of communication without wires, is inadequately in- 
formed of the progress of the action. When the hostile artillery has 
opened heavy fire on our lines, the division and brigade have been 
informed by the artillery of the fact only about an hour later." 



(Special Memorandum issued by Chief of Artillery, 5th. Corps,, Nov. 

8, 1918) 

The Chief of Artillery takes pleasure to inviting attention to 
commanders of all artillery units of this Corps to the following 
extracts: (From prisoners' statements and general intelligence data) 

"Nov. 4th-15th. Bavarian Division — Captured artillerymen of 
ithis division state that in recent days the American artillery shelling 
far to the rear areas, had interfered with the supply of munitions to 
such an extent that the batteries were almost without ammunition. 

Prisoners state that our fire on November 2nd. in preparation for 
the attack was extremely accurate and effective." 

"Nov. 5th — Prisoners continue to praise our artillery fire. A prisoner 
belonging to the 136th Foot Artillery Battalion states that on Nov. 1st. 
the entire personnel of his battery left the position for the rear be- 
cause of the effectiveness of our fire. On the 2nd. they were ordered 
to return, but this prisoner was captured before he reached the guns. 

"Many of the prisoners captured on the 1st, state that the reason 
they were taken is that our artillery concentrations were so effective 
that they were confined to their shelters and isolated in small groups. 
Artillery prisoners state that they were unable to serve their guns. 
In several instances batteries were unable to fire a shot. There were 
cases of officers who were entirely cut off from communication with 
their itroops. 

Nov. 6th. Artillery Firing Short-Prisoners, both officers and 
men, of many divisions, including the 52nd, 41s't. and 31st. report 
that in the course of the retreat Nov. 2nd. 3rd. and 4th. their units 
suffered many losses because their own artillery fired short. 

Nov. 7ith. — (Extract from 88th Division (German) order) 'In the 
last days considerable losses have been occasioned by enemy artillery 
fire. These are only to be prevented when the troops dig themselves 
in well. Moving about in prominent places is without object, as the 
American Artillery places all landmarks and woods under fire.' 



147TH FIELD ARTILLERY 37 



HEADQUARTERS THIRTY-SECOND DIVISION 

American Expeditionary Forces, 
France. 

August 7, 1918. 
GENERAL ORDERS 
No. 76. 
In the first serious encounter of this division with the enemy in 
offensive operations in open warfare, the work and conduct of the 
Division has been eminently satisfactory. In a campaign of eight 
days, during which there has been constant fighting or pursuit, the 
endurance of the men has been put to a severe strain. At no time 
during this period was there an indication of a lowering of the high 
spirit with which the Division started. The Division occupied the 
entire front of the Corps sector and during the eight days threw the 
enemy back more than eighteen kilometers, capturing in the neighbor- 
hood of 100 prisoners, 2 cannon and many machine guns, together 
with immense quantities of ammunition and other war supplies. The 
Division had a considerable number of casualties, but we have actu- 
ally buried more of the enemy dead than our own total number in 
killed. This shows that the men have appreciated and understood the 
training in offensive spirit and war of movement that it was the policy 
to convey to them during the brief period of training in France. 

The two strong positions captured in the first three days of the 
campaign were the center of resistance of the enemy's main line on 
the Ourcq, where a determined stand was made in order to permit 
him to withdraw as much of his war supplies between that river and 
the Vesle as possible. When these points were captured the entire 
line rapidly returned. The conduct of the men in capturing these two 
places was magnificent. The positions fell only after hard fighting 
which required courage, endurance and skill. 

We have yet many deficiencies but the work already accomplished 
is one to be justly proud of, and the Division Commander, who has 
supervised the organization and training of the Division, is well sat- 
isfied with the work accomplished and he feels confident that after a 
brief period of rest for equipment and a little training as to more 
scientific methods of attack, to minimize as much as possible our 
losess, this Division will be much better qualified to again take its 
place in the front line than it was July 29th. 

The Commander-in-Chief has expressed his desire that after an 
engagement prompt report be made of all casualties and prompt report 
be also made of any heroic deeds performed by individuals which 
should be recognized by the awarding of Congressional Medals. The 
Division Commander, therefor, desires that immediate steps be taken 
by all commanding officers to render reports in the form already pre- 
scribed (See Sec. 11, G. O. 67, current series, these Headquarters). 



38 RECORD OF SERVICE OF 

Great care must be taken in the preparation of these reports in order 
that there may be as little delay as possible in getting action. 

W. G. HANN, 

OFFICIAL Major General N. A. 

Commanding. 
WM. A. WOODLIFF, 

Captain, National Guard, 
Division Adjutant. 



SIXTH ARMY P. C. 

August 8th., 1918. 
General Order: 

Before the big offensive of July 18th. the American troops be- 
longing to the 6th. French Army have distinguished themselves by 
carrying off in front of the enemy, the woods of the "Marine Brigade" 
and the village of Vaux, and stopping the German offensive on the 
Marne at Fossey. 

Since then they have taken the most glorious part in the Second 
Battle of the Marne, rivalling the French troops in ardour and brav- 
ery. They have, during the twenty days of ceaseless battle, freed 
numerous French Villages and accomplished, through a difficult coun- 
try, an advance of 40 kilometers, that has brought them beyond the 
Vesle. 

Their glorious steps are marked by names that will make illus- 
trious in the future, the Military History of the United States: Torcy, 
Belleau, Chateua of Etrepilly, le Charmel, the Ourcq, Seringes and 
Nesles, Cergy, the Vesle, Fismes, Spiods: 

The young divisions that were in action for the first time have 
proven themselves worthy of the old traditions of the Regular Army. 
They have had the same lively will to defeat the Boche. The same 
discipline that causes the orders of the Commander to be always exe- 
cuted, whatever may be the difficulties to overcome and the losses to 
suffer. 

The splendid results obtained are due to the energy and the 
skill of the Chiefs, to the bravery of men. 

I am proud to have commanded such troops. 

The General Commanding, the 6th Army, 

DEGOUTTE. 



147TH FIELD ARTILLERY 39 

HEADQUARTERS THIRTY-SECOND DIVISION, 

American Expeditionary Forces, 
France. 

16 August, 1918. 
GENERAL ORDERS, 
No. 81. 
The following communication from the Sixth Army (French) 
Information Section, G. Q. G., 9 August, 1918, is published for the 
information of all concerned in this Division: 

Note Regarding the March of an American Division on Fismes: 

Forced to beat a general retreat, after our counter offensive of 
18th. July, the Germans have tried to make a stand at the OURCQ, 
and on the heights which overlook the river, have withheld some furi- 
ous fights. However, under the repeated blows of our allies, they 
were obliged to give way, and then, beginning on 30th. July, the 
enemy commenced a falling back movement in the direction of the 
VESLE. Definitely thrown back from the heights of SERINGES, and 
from Hill 23 Northeast of SERGY, they were subjected to an ener- 
getic push on the part of American elements, fresh and in high spir- 
its and ready to descend the slopes of RONCHERES, while the French 
on their right, were advancing through the Meuniere Woods. 

It is the action of the American Division, which marched from 
RONCHERES to FISMES, progressing almost parallel with the road 
marked out by COULONGES, COHAN, The LONGEUVILLE farm, ST. 
GILLES, that we are following from 30th. July — date of its debut in 
'the Sector — until 5 August, when it entered FISMES. 

It is interesting to note that in this Division were included regi- 
ments composed in majority of men originatng from WISCONSIN. 
This means that among them were large numbers of German-Ameri- 
cans, who by giving their blood for the United States, gloriously 
affirmed their loyalty. 

On the 30th, they began their operations in the fighting sector 
by attacking the GRIMPETTES Woods, after a short artillery prepara- 
tion, and they attained the Southwestern point of the woods. But, 
the Germans were determined not to let go without a stubborn resist- 
ance. They soon counter-attacked and pushed back the Americans' 
Advanced Elements. The fighting became exitremely close, and some 
hand-to-<hand fighting followed. 

It was not until the morrow, 31st. that the entire woods fell to 
the hands of the Americans. The machine-gun nests which inter- 
dicted their march on CIERGES had been smashed or reduced, the 
way was clear. Now installed in the JOMBLETS Woods, the enemy, 
by his well fed fires, was trying to retard the Advance of the Amer- 
icans. 

Cierges is situated in a hollow, therefore, the Germans after 
evacuating the villages under a strong pressure, was showering it 



40 RECORD OF SERVICE OP 



with gas shells. However, the Americans did not stop in Cierges. 
They passed this unfavorable position and by a single rush they 
climbed up the inclines north of the Villages. Then after a short 
pause, they partly cleared the JOMBLETS Woods. 

In the meantime, the French were advancing on the right and 
debauched from the MEUNIERE Woods, which they had thoroughly 
cleaned up. 

On the 1st. of August, the Americans had a new series of ob- 
stacles to overcome, the most important of which were REDDY FARM 
and Hill 230. In the course of the first engagements, they had 
already shown a keen sense of the infantry maneuvre, seeking the 
tactical means the most sure to attain their objective and giving proof 
of precious qualities of initiative and imagination. Add to this the 
fact that they used with skill the machine guns, the automate rifles, 
the light mortars of accompaniment. This is why they mastered the 
German defenses once again. 

Hill 230 was taken in a superb manner and 70 prisoners were 
added to the tally. 

From then on, the enemy fled and opposed but feeble rear guards 
to the advance of the Americans., The latter just swept them on their 
way and took CHAMERY, le MONCEL, VILLOME, COHAN, without 
great difficulty. At Cohan, the Germans hung on for several hours, 
but were forced to give up toward the end of the day. The Ameri- 
cans having reached the heights North of DRAVEGNY, consequently 
a progress of 6 to 7 kilometers had been affected during that day of 
the 2nd. of August. For 72 hours the infantry had been engaged in 
uninterrupted flghting, in spite of the difficulty of bringing up rations 
and supplies, there being but a single narrow road which could be 
used by the convoys and heavy rains having rendered the roads very 
bad. 

In spite of the fatigue and privations of the leading units, the 
pursuit of the Germans was taken up again at day-break, on 3d. Aug- 
ust. Easily enough, the line which passed through Les BOULEAUX 
was reached. But then the enemy turned around and faced the 
Americans with numerous machine-gun sections and powerful artil- 
lery, which showered the villages of the valley, the cross-roads, the 
ravines. 

It became necessary to proceed with a methodical rolling back of 
enemy; and maneuver around his strong points, which permitted the 
Americans to reach the slopes of MONT SAINT MARTIN and of St. 
GILLES. The Division had therefore added to its gains, seven kilo- 
meters in depth. 

A last and supreme effort was to bring it to FISMES and the 
VESLE River. 

On 4th. August, the infantry combats opened with unheard of 
bitterness. The outskirts of FISMES were strongly held by the Ger- 
mans whose advanced groups were very hard to take. The Ameri- 



147TH FIELD ARTILLERY 41 

cans persevered in their endeavors to reduce them with their light 
mortars and a few 3 7 mm. guns, and they succeeded, not without 
trouble, toward the end of the day, and thanks to this slow and tena- 
cious pressure, they were at one kilometer of FISMES, masters of 
VILLESAVOYE and of the CHAZELLE Farm. 

During the whole night the rain impeded their movements, and 
rendered harder their task for the next day. 

On the right, by similar jumps, the French had captured the 
series of woods and undulations of the MEUMIBRE Woods east of 
ST-GILLES and were then on the plateau of the BONNEMAISON 
Farm. 

On the left, another American unit had succeeded in reaching the 
VESLE, to the east of SAINT THIBAUT. 

On ithe 5th. of August, the artillery prepared the attack on 
FISMES by a well regulated bombardment and the final assault was 
launched. The Americans penetrated to the City and then began the 
very hard task of reducing the last remaining 'isles' of resistance. 
Evening saw the task nearly accomplished. We held the entire South- 
ern part of the City as far as the REIMS road and patrols were 
searching the Northern part of the City. A few patrols even suc- 
ceeded in crossing the VESLE, but they only made a simple recon- 
naissance, then remained nothing but the complete cleaning up of 
FISMES and fortifying ourselves therein, against an offensive return 
of the enemy. 

Such was the march of an American Division, which having 
started from RONCHERES on 30th. July and having victoriously cov- 
ered 18 kilometers, crowned its success by the taking of Fismes." 
By Command of Major General Haan: 

R. R. BECK, JR., 
OFFICIAL: Lt. Colonel, Infantry, N. A. 

Chief of Staff. 
WILLIAM A. WOODLIEF, 

Captain, National Guard, 
Division Adjutant. 



G. H. Q. 

American Expeditionary Forces, 
France. 

August 28, 1918 
GENERAL ORDERS. 

No. 143. 

It fills me with pride to record in General Orders a tribute to 
the service and achievements of the First and Third Corps comprising 
the 1st., 2nd., 3rd., 4th., 26th., 28th., 32nd., and 42nd. Divisions of 
the American Expeditionary Forces. 

You came to the battlefield at the crucial hour of the Allied 



42 RECORD OF SERVICE OF 



cause. For almost four years the most formidable army the world 
had as yet seen had pressed its invasion of France and stood threat- 
ening its capital. At no time had that army been more powerful or 
menacing than when on July 15th. it struck again to destroy in one 
great battle the brave men opposed to it and to enforce its brutal will 
upon the world and civilization. 

Three days later in conjunction with our allies you counter- 
attacked. The Allied armies gained a brilliant victory that marks 
the turning point of the war. You did more than give our brave 
allies the support to which as a nation our faith was pledged. You 
proved that our altruism, our pacific spirit, our sense of justice have 
not blunted our virility or our courage. You have shown that Amer- 
ican initiative and energy are as fit for the test of war as for the 
pursuits of peace. You have justly won the unstinted praise of our 
Allies and the eternal gratitude of our countrymen. 

We have paid for our success in the lives of many of our brave 
comrades. We shall cherish their memory always and claim for our 
history and literature their bravery, achievement and sacrifice. 

This order will be read to all organizations at the first assembly 
formation after its receipt. 

JOHN J. PERSHING, 
General, Commander-in-Chief. 
OFFICIAL: 

ROBERT C. DAVIS, 
Adjutant General. 



HEADQUARTERS THTRTY-SECOND DIVISION, 

American Expeditionary Forces, 
France. 

30 August, 1918. 
GENERAL ORDERS, 

No. 84. 

The Division Commander desires that the congratulations of the 
Corps Commander of the fine work this Division has done be commun- 
icated to all Commanding Officers and men of this command. The 
Corps Commander is very much pleased with the results accomplished 
and has sent his personal congratulations through the division com- 
mander by an officer of the Corps Staff. The Commanding General 
desires that this order be communicated to all troops at as an early 
a date as possible. 

By Command of Major General Haan: 
R. M. BECK, JR., 

Lt. Col., Inf. N. A., 

Chief of Staff. 



147TH FIELD ARTILLERY 43 

HEADQUARTERS 147TH FIELD ARTILLERY 

U. S. A. P. O. No. 734, American E. P. 

Prance 

10 Septemiber 1918. 
GENERAL ORDERS 
No. 29. 

1. The following letter from the Commanding General, 57th 
F. A. Brigade, is published for the information of all concerned: 

"Headquarters 57th P. A. Brigade 
American Expeditionary Forces 

1 September 1918. 

From: Commanding General, Hq. 57th F. A. Brigade. 
To: Commanding Officer, 147ith Field Artillery. 

Subject: Batteries "D" and "E", 147th Field Artillery. 

1. Your report of the work performed by Batteries "D" and 
"E" your Regiment while in support of the advanced infantry line 
confirmed what had previously been brought to my attention. It is 
gratifying to know that these organizations have so well performed 
their missions and added to the reputation of their Regiment and this 
Brigade. 

2. I congratulate you on having such batteries in your Regi- 
ment and ask that you will convey to the officers and men my appre- 
ciation of their very able and gallant behaviour during the recent 
operations. 

G. LE R. IRWIN, 
Brigadier General, U. S. A." 

By order of Colonel Wales: 

LESLIE JENSEN, 

Capt., 147th F. A., 

Adjutant. 



HEADQUARTERS THIRTY-SECOND DIVISION. 

American E.xpeditionary Forces, 
France. 

GENERAL ORDER 5 September 1918. 

No. 87. 

In the task accomplished by the 32nd Division with the Tenth 
French Army, the Division has again demonstrated its fighting quali- 
ties and has shown more than in its previous operations the results 
of scietific training, resulting in more perfect teamwork. I have 
never doubted the courage of the men of the Division, but I have won- 
dered occasionally whether our training had been sufficiently com- 
pleted to establish proper teamwork between all its elements. This 



44 RECORD OF SERVICE OF 



teamwork in the recent operations worked immeasurably better than 
in the Second Battle of the Marne. There was much less straggling 
and the Division Surgeon has reported officially from the hospitals 
and dressing stations that among the sick and wounded there were no 
quitters. 

The fighting spirit of the division is as fine, if not better than 
ever. The French Corps Commander and the French Army Com- 
mander have expressed their admiration of the work accomplished and 
the spirit in which that was done. To this I desire to add my con- 
gratulations to every man in the Division. You had before you the 
very best of German troops sent here fresh to hold the lines at all 
cost. These lines you succeeded in piercing and at every point where 
you were ordered to go ahead you not only succeeded in going ahead 
but during your brief period you have succeeded in capturing from 
the enemy's best troops 934 prisoners, twelve of whom are officers. 
You have made a record of which all the members of this division 
will ever be proud and which will cheer our folks at home. 

W. A. HAAN, 
Major General, U. A. A. 



HEADQUARTERS 57TH F. A. BRIGADE 

American Expeditionary Forces, 
France. 

7 September, 1918. 

Memorandum to All Regiments of the 107th Ammimition Train. 

1. For three months this brigade has been on the firing line. 
During the last month, it has been actively engaged in the great 
offensive now in progress. The excellence of its work has been at- 
tested to by the Division Commander and the commanders of the 
troops it has supported. 

2. Our infantry has expressed its confidence in the ability of 
the brigade to support and protect it. 

3. It is a matter of great pride to me that the artillery of the 
32nd Division should have acquitted itself so well. To the officers 
and men of the 57th Field Artillery Brigade and the 107th Ammuni- 
tion Train I extend my thanks for the gallant and efficient services 
rendered. 

G. LER. IRWIN, 
Brigadier General, U. S. 



147TH FIELD ARTILLERY 45 

HEADQUARTERS 5TH ARMY CORPS, 

American Expeditionary Forces, 
France. 

October 29th, 1918. 

From: Chief of Staff, 5th Army Corps. 

To: Commanding General, 32nd Division, U. S. 

Subject: Commendation. 

1. The recent long service of the 3 2nd Division in the front line 
of ithe 5th Army Corps has been characterized by such fine example 
of soldierly effort that the Corps Commander commends you and your 
soldiers and officers for it. 

2. Under extremely difficult circumstances and over a rough, 
hilly and weedy terrain the division broke through the enemy's strong 
lines (Kriemhilde Stellung) and reached and took its objectives. 

3. This effort and the result accomplished speak for themselves 
but that you and your men may know that the Corps Commander 
appreciates their exertion and acknowledges their success he thanks 
each one. 

W. B. BURTT, 

Chief of Staff. 



HEADQUARTERS V ARMY CORPS 

American Expeditionary Forces, 
France. 

30 October, 1918. 

From: Commanding General, V Army Corps. 
To: Commanding General, 57th F. A. Brigade. 

Subject: Commendation. 

1. I desire to commend the officers and soldiers of the 57th 
Field Artillery Brigade for the conspicuous devotion to duty, the 
highly efficient service and the successful operations of the Brigade 
during its retention in this Corps after the relief of the 3 2nd Division. 

2. On account of the shortage of Artillery it became necessary 
to continue this brigade actively in the front and the response of the 
personnel has been such as to increase the admiration which it already 
enjoys. This brigade has shown itself worthy of the excellent division 
to which it belongs and with such troops our future success is assured. 

C. P. SUMMERALL, 
Major General, Commanding, 



46 RECORD OF SERVICE OP 

HEADQUARTERS 57TH F. A. BRIGADE 

American Expeditionary Forces, 
France. 

19 November 1918. 
GENERAL ORDERS 
No. 19. 

1. The following is published for the information of the com- 
mand: 

"Headquarters Fifth Army Corps, American Expeditionary 

Forces 

5 November 1918. 
From: The Chief of Artillery, 5bh Army Corps. 
To: The Commanding General, 57th F. A. Brigade. 

Subject: Commendation. 

I transmit herewith, letter of commendation from the Corps Com- 
mander regarding the action of the Artillery in the operations of 
November 1st. 

In transmitting this letter I desire to add by own thanks and 
appreciation to you and to the officers and men of your Brigade for 
the hearty cooperation that has resulted in such a brilliant success. 

To have enabled our Infantry to advance in one day over a dis- 
tance of 9 kilometers with small loss, capturing over 100 guns, 200 
machine guns and more than 2000 prisoners, is an achievement of 
wiiich the Artillery may well be proud, and I congratulate your entire 
command on having so well performed its share in the operation. 

I desire that the contents of the letter of the Corps Commander 
be made known to the officers and men of your command, as well as 
my own appreciation of their splendid conduct. 

DWIGHT E. AULTMAN, 

Brigadier General, 
1 end. Chief of Artillery, 5th A. C." 



"HEADQUARTERS FIFTH ARMY CJORPS 

American Expeditionary Forces, 

Prance. 

2 November 1918. 

Prom: Commanding General, V Army Corps. 

To: Brigadier General D. E. Aultman, Chief of Artillery, 5th 

Army Corps. 

Subject: Commendation. 

I desire to convey to you and to the officers and soldiers of 
all Artillery serving in this Corps, my profound appreciation and my 



147TH FIELD ARTILLERY 47 

high admiration of the brilliant manner in which the Artillery of all 
classes has performed the difficult tasks allotted to it, especialy during 
the advance on November first. 

Although the Artillery has been constantly in action day and 
night, sustaining the battle since the beginning of the present offen- 
sive, it has responded with a self-sacrificing devotion to duty and a 
superb efficiency that is beyond all praise. While our dauntless In- 
fantry have advanced against the enemy's prepared position with a 
courage that elicits our greatest admiration, it must be recognized 
that without the powerful and skillful cooperation of the Artillery, 
it would have been impossible to accomplish the results which they 
have so briliantly achieved. 

The tremendous volume of fire, the skillful arrangement of all 
objectives, and the perfect coordination with the Infantry and ma- 
chine guns, have made the action of November first a model of com- 
pleteness, and it must stand as a tribute to the able administrative 
officers who conceived the plans, and to the technical ability and 
the fidelity to duty of those who executed them. 

I beg that you will convey to the officers and soldiers of all 
units of Artillery, the foregoing sentiments, and will assure them of 
my abiding wishes for their continued success in the campaigns that 
lie before them. 

(Signed) C. P. SUMMERALL, 

Major General, Commanding." 
By order of Colonel Deemes: 

J. W. GILSON, 

Major, F. A., 

Adjutant. 



HEADQUARTERS 57TH F. A. BRIGADE 

American Expeditionary Forces, 
France. 

10 December 1918. 
GENERAL ORDERS, 
No. 20. 

1. By direction of the Brigade Commander, the following is 
published for the information of the officers and men of this com- 
mand: 

"Headquarters 89th Division, American Expeditionary 
Forces 

7 November 1918. 
My dear General: 

I want to convey to you and the officers and men of your bri- 
gade my appreciation of your service with the 89th Division. It was 



48 RECORD OF SERVICE OF 

eminently satisfactory, and the success of the Division in the recent 
drive from Bantheville to Stenay on the Meuse is largely due to the 
good support you and your brigade gave us at the start. 

With kindest regards and best wishes, and hoping to have you 
serve with us again, I remain 

Very truly yours, 

W. M. WRIGHT, 
Major General, U. S. A. 

Brigadier General G. Ler. Irwin, 
Commanding 57th Artillery Brigade, 
American E. P. 
The Adjutant, 57th Field Artillery Brigade: 

Kindly publish the above to the brigade with my warmest greet- 
ings and congratulations upon the completion of their work. 

IRWIN, 
Brig. Gen. U. S. A. 
Saumur, France. 
Nov. 19, 1918. 

By order of Colonel Deems: 
J. W. GILSON, 

Major, F. A. U. S. A., 

Adjutant. 



G. H. Q. 

American Expeditionary Forces, 
France. 

Dec. 19, 1918. 
GENERAL ORDERS, 
No. 232. 

It is with a sense of gratitude for its splendid accomplishment, 
which will live through all history, that I record in General Orders a 
tribute to the victory of the First Army in the Meuse-Argonne Battle. 

Tested and strengthened by the reduction of the St. Mihiel salient, 
for more than six weeks you battered against the pivot of the enemy 
line on the western front. It was a position of imposing natural 
strength, stretching on both sides of the Meuse River from the bitterly 
contested hills of Verdon to the almost impenetrable forest of the 
Argonne; a position, moreover, fortified by four years of labor de- 
signed to render it impregnable; a position held with the fullest 
resources of the enemy. That position you broke utterly, and thereby 
hastened the collapse of the enemy's military power. 

Soldiers of all the divisions engaged under the First, Third and 
Fifth American Corps and the Second'Colonial and Seventeenth French 
Corps, the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 26th, 28th, 29th, 32nd, 33rr, 35th, 



147TH FIELD ARTILLERY 49 

37'th, 42nd, 77th, 78th, 79th, 80tli, 81st, 82nd, 89th, 90th and 91st Amer- 
ican divisions, the 18th, and 26th French Division, and the 10th and 
35th French Colonial Divisions — ^you will be long remembered for the 
stubborn persistence of your progress, your storming of obstinately 
defended machine gun nests, your penetration, yard by yard, of 
woods and ravines, your heroic resistence in the face of counter- 
attacks supported by powerful artillery fire. For more than a 
month, from the initial attack of September 26th, you fought your 
way slowly through the Argonne, through the woods and over hills 
west of the Meuse; you slowly enlarged your hold on the Cotes de 
Meuse to the east, and then, on the 1st of November, your attack 
forced the enemy into flight. Pressing his retreat, you cleared the 
entire left bank of the Meuse south of Sedan, and then stormed the 
heights on the right bank and drove him into the plain beyond. 

Soldiers of all army and corps troops engaged — to you no less 
credit is due; your steadfast adherence to duty and your dogged deter- 
mination in the face of all obstacles made possible the heroic deeds 
cited above. 

The achievement of the First Army which is scarcely to be 
equalled in American history, must remain a source of proud satis- 
faction to the troops who participated in the last campaign of the 
war. The American people will remember it as the realization of 
the hitherto potential strength of the American contribution toward 
the cause to which they had sworn allegiance. 

There can be no greater reward for a soldier or for a soldier's 
memory. 

This order will be read to all organizations at the first assembly 
formation after its receipt. 

JOHN J. PERSHING, 
OFFICIAL: General, Commander-in-Chief, 

American Expeditionary forces. 
ROBERT C. DAVIS, 

Adjutant General. 



HQ., 147TH F. A. 

1 January, 1919. 
TO THE OFFICERS AND MEN OF 147TH F. A. 

It is with a great deal of pleasure that I review briefly the serv- 
ice of the 147th Field Artillery in France, and particularly its battle 
activity in recent military operations which terminated with the sign- 
ing of the armistice. 

Arriving in France with the first quarter million of the American 
Expeditionary Forces, the Regiment was fortunate in being selected 
to send detachments to the three artillery training centers then being 



50 RECORD OF SERVICE OF 

established, — Saumur, Gondrecourt and La Courtine, — as school or 
firing batteries for those institutions. The season of training being 
completed early in June, the 1st Battalion was assembled and sent to 
the Toul Sector in support of the 26th Division. About July Ist, all 
of the organizations of the Regiment, with the exception of Battery 
"F", then joined the 32nd Division in Alsace where it was holding 
approximately 25 kilometers of the line. The Regiment's experience 
in Alsace, though in no way comparable with the strenuous service 
incident to offensive action later encountered on the Chateau-Thierry, 
Soissons and Meuse-Argonne fronts, was excellent training to supple- 
ment and crystallize the training and instruction previously received. 
I regard this tour of duty, and the one of the 1st Battalion in the 
Toul Sector as fortunate incidents for the Regiment which perfected 
the discipline of the personnel and served to minimize our casualties 
in subsequent operations. 

When shifted to the Chateau-Thierry Sector late in July, the 
147th Field Artillery was signally honored in being selected to furnish 
the accompanying artillery for the attacking Infantry regiments of 
the 32nd Division. The rapid advance to the Vesle, ending with the 
the taking of Fismes was a rigorous and reliable test of the ability 
of the Regiment in movement warfare and it was a matter of great 
pride to me that each organization acquitted itself so creditably. 

Relieved from the Aisne-Marne Sector August 26th and proceed- 
ing at once to the Soissons Sector, the regiment showed that its fight- 
ing spirit was as fine, if not better than ever. Batteries of this Regi- 
ment were again selected as accompanying artillery for the attacking 
Infantry units and the excellence of their work has been attested to 
by the Brigade Commander and was also mentioned in the "Stars and 
Stripes" under date of September 13th. 

Much credit should accrue to the 32nd Division in the taking of 
Juvigny for the reason that its defenses were carefully selected; they 
were positions of great natural strength; and the best of the enemy's 
troops were sent there fresh with orders to "hold the lines at all 
costs." At the request of General Mangin, commanding the Tenth 
French Army, the 32nd Division was sent to this Sector for the spe- 
cific purpose of piercing this line. When they attacked, they not only 
succeeded in taking Juvigny, and the territory west of Terny-Sorny, 
but in capturing about one thousand prisoners from the enemy's best 
troops. 

The extent to which the artillery preparation contributed to this 
success is a matter of common knowledge. 

Operating with the Moroccan Divisions (French) from September 
2nd until relieved, the same fine spirit of the men prevailed and the 
French Artillery Commander of the Sector repeatedly expressed to me 
his admiration of the work accomplished and the fine spirit in which 
it was done. 

When relieved from this Sector and sent to a billeting area in 



147TH FIELD ARTILLERY 51 

the vicinity of Wassy, it was manifestly for rest and replacement of 
men and equipment. Our brief stay of five days made difficult of 
accomplishment either of these purposes. 

Leaving this area on the night of September 17-18, the exhaust- 
ing forced marches, by night, which took us to the Meuse-Argonne 
Sector were a severe test upon the morale of each organization. Con- 
tinued rains had rendered the roads heavy and difficult and the ani- 
mals were weakened from previous service. On the nights of Septem- 
ber 22-23 and 23-24, the first and second Battalions respectively went 
into the line in support of the 79th Division. The morning of the 
26th the greatest offensive of the war started and slackened only with 
the signing of the armistice. Both Battalions of the Regiment were 
selected as accompanying artillery for the attacking Infantry Brigades 
and hence were the first artillery to advance across "No-Man's-Land" 
and take up positions around Montfaucon. 

During the seven weeks continuous fighting which followed, the 
Regiment, with the 57th P. A. Brigade, supported successively the 
79th, the 3rd, the 32nd and the 89th Divisions during their major of- 
fensive operations. The greatest and final effort was on November 
1st in supporting the attack of the 89th Division which completely 
broke through the enemy's resistance and opened the way to Stenay. 

During its long service in the Argonne the Regiment had lost 
280 head of animals resulting in immobility, so that when the troops 
for occupation were selected the 57th Brigade was left behind being 
unable to accompany the 32nd Division. This was a matter of keen 
disappointment to the artillery for the reason that there was a mutual 
and genuine feeling of regard between the Infantry and Artillery of 
this veteran Division. 

Considering the very hazardous nature of the service rendered 
by our Batteries at times, and also when compared with other Field 
Artillery organizations, our casualties have been exceedingly light. 
This I attribute in a measure to good fortune, but more to the good 
discipline and judgment of both officers and men. The missions 
intrusted to you by Superior Commanders have been ably performed, 
and with a spirit of cheerful and steadfast selfsacrifice and devotion 
to duty. You have served under conditions of extreme hardship and 
danger and have acquitted yourselves in a highly gratifying and sat- 
isfactory manner. During every long march and period of hard serv- 
ice the percentage of absentees and stragglers was so small as to be 
negligible. The pride and satisfaction which you feel, in the sense of 
service well performed, is your best and most lasting reward. 

I fully realize that every officer and man of Battery "F" have 
eagerly wished for an opportunity to join the Regiment at the front 
and share with them the dangers and hardships of battle. That they 
have not been able to do this has disappointed both them and the rest 
of the Regiment. The cessation of hostilities made impossible the 



52 RECORD OF SERVICE OF 

realization of their wish. However they have done well the duties 
assigned to them, and, in a broad sense, the faithful and efficient per- 
formance of such duties is as essential to the defeat of the enemy as 
the actual firing of shells into his ranks. 

It is my abiding wish that each one will continue to maintain for 
all time, the same high standard of efficiency and conduct that has 
characterized his service in the past. 

BOYD WALES, 

Colonel, 147th F. A., 
Commanding. 



147TH FIELD ARTILLERY 



53 



HEADQUARTERS COMPANY 147TH FIELD ARTILLERY 

American Expeditionary Forces 

France 

6 February 1919 



ALPHABETICAL ROSTER BY GRADES OF HEADQUAR- 
TERS COMPANY AS OF NOV. 11, 1918 



Name Number 

Brackett, Leroy S. 259609 

Lynch, William T. 140257 

Holland, Tamlin S. 140141 

Kilmartin, Francis 140251 

Witt, Lewis F. 297599 

Roe, Palmer N. 140137 

Tucker, Clarence A. 140133 

Nordseth, Norman L. 140136 

Hull, Harold 140174 

Groth, Louis F. 252112 

Bailey, Russell S. 140148 

Conroy, Martin F. 384811 

Hickey, James W. 140201 

Hoy, Solomon 140142 

H^offman, Joseph M. 2915858 

Klaubauf, Joseph A. 2304699 

Mortenson, Arthur E. 140135 

MeGlone, James J. 140184 

Moon, Lloyd 140163 

Scott, William A. 140145 

Thibert, Leland J. 139350 

Thornton, James E. 13 895 6 

Taylor, DeWitt J. 359 501 

Anderson, Arthur J. 140173 

Benson, Alfred E. 140149 

Benson, Joseph L. 1432849 

Brown, Victor H. 140151 

Boland, John E. 2594984 

Butler, Alva E. 1639750 

Curry, William C. 2308838 

Cole, John 385467 

Gill, Henry C. 139959 

Henderson, Earl H. 140213 

Hanson, Ernest B. 140214 

Bickcox, Orin M. 140237 

Harding, Ralph R. 1433065 
Kennedy, Benjamin R. 140161 



Rank 
Reg. Sgt. Major 
Reg. Sgt. Major 
Bn. Sgt. Major. 
Bn. Sgt. Major. 
1st Sgt. 
Color Sgt. 
Color Sgt. 
Supply Sgt. 
Mess Sgt. 
Stable Sgt. 
Sergeant 
Sergeant 
Sergeant 
Sergeant 
Sergeant 
Sergeant 
Sergeant 
Sergeant 
Sergeant 
Sergeant 
Sergeant 
Sergeant 
Sergeant 
Corporal 
Corporal 
Corporal 
Corporal 
Corporal 
Corporal 
Corporal 
Corporal 
Corporal 
Corporal 
Corporal 
Corporal 
Corporal 
Corporal 



54 



RECORD OF SERVICE OF 



Name Number 

Kendall, George A. 140217 

Kendall, Harlow L. 140249 

Lee, Glenn P. 2915882 

Merriem, Leslie E. 140260 

McMahon, Willie 2352712 

Moe, Ole 140264 

Marshall, Harry H. 494094 

Meier, Henry W. 2730600 

Peterson, Gillis W. 140276 

Prestegard, Seaver 140277 

Peoples, James F. 2692957 

Reed, Albert J. 140281 

Sherwood, Harry A. 140286 

Seiner, Stanley E. 140227 

Soma, John 997322 

Twitchell, Henry M. 140168 

Voyon, Oscar 140169 

Willis, Del 2352584 

Warner, Elwin G. 140176 

Willey, LeRoy G. 1432994 

Peterson, Egil M. 140165 

Olson, Olaf 140164 

Kephart, Charles L. 2180934 

Winder, Enos. E. not known 

Wooley, Harry C. 2352753 

Cox, Buell V. 1431552 

Anderson, Clarence O. 140160 

Boule, Harvey N. 1572386 

Fulton, Robert B. 2298429 

Totusek, Frank B. 2279514 

Ii eland, Arthur A. T. 140182 

Ifcach, Horace 140186 

Rowden, Leslie H. 140188 

Wist, Martin E. 14018 5 

Blum, Arthur 140187 

Egner, Welles K. 140193 

Hojem, John 140201 

Sand, Lars 140208 

Parkin, Harry A. 140191 

Wray, Lester 140189 

Gross, Dewey J. 140194 

Lorenson, Holger B. 140205 

Toy, Horace O. 14019 6 

Wist, Peder 140209 

Bahr, Carl W. 140197 

Doty, Willard H. 140198 

Dvorekis, John 2308850 



Rank 
Corporal 
Corporal 
Corporal 
Corporal 
Corporal 
Corporal 
Corporal 
Corporal 
Corporal 
Corporal 
Corporal 
Corporal 
Corporal 
Corporal 
Corporal 
Corporal 
Corporal 
Corporal 
Corporal 
Corporal 
Mechanic 
Mechanic 
Horseshoer 
Horseshoer 
Sadler 
Cook 
Cook 
Bugler 
Bugler 
Bugler 
Band Leader 
Sgt. Bugler 
Band Sgt. 
Band Sgt. 
Band Cpl. 
Cpl. 
Cpl. 
Cpl. 

1st CI. 

1st CI. 

2nd CI. 

2nd CI. 

2nd CI. 

2nd CI. 

3rd CI. 

3rd CI. 

3rd CI. 



Band 

Band 

Band 

Mus. 

Mus. 

Mus. 

Mus. 

Mus. 

Mus. 

Mus. 

Mus. 

Mus. 



147TH FIELD ARTILLERY 



55 



Name Number 

Holm, Ervin 139813 

Bnie, Earl A. 1442265 

Koplitz, Wilbur 140203 

Lorensberg, Carl 140204 

Moran, Bernard F. 140206 

Meier, Henry V. 139837 

Newcomb, Edwin D. 140207 

Phipps, Lynn C. 139460 

Schmidt, Willie E. 13 9878 

Widlon, George C. 139 911 

Anderson, Albin J. 1712217 

Caillier, Edward R. 1430814 

Collier, Kenneth J. 229 7833 

Clawson, Kingsley E. 1640789 

Colwell, James F. 139780 

Dickson, Harry C. 249204 

Dean, George R. 1572396 

Evans, Walter D. 1432605 

Hinckley, Dean J. 2308875 

Heath, Charles B. 223625S 

Ja-copetti, Daniel 140244 

Jones, Leslie A. 140 243 

Jennerjahn, Walter W. 2297914 

Lucey, Joseph 140218 

Lutge, William C. 140256 

McGee, Hubert G. 140 262 

Mock, Earl 1572956 

Podhaski, Charles E. 1432950 

Richardson, Basil 1576930 

Shank, Roy W. 140289 

Skauby, Robert C. 140290 

Sinnett, Frank E. 1432823 

Shire, Leonard L. 1572311 

Widaman, Edwin 2298648 

V/itsche, Raymond F. 1572906 

Westrate, Edwin J. 1433431 

Young, Donald A. 1430880 

Adams, William 13 9605 

Bourneuf, William F. 385811 

Euxton, Ernest P. 391088 

Braughton, Adam H. 140210 

Crosby, Paul J. 1576875 

Crowley, Francis J. 3359206 

Cookingham, Melvin 1937004 

Elg, Raymond 2308855 

Edmark, Alvin H. 2297912 

Finney, Harry C. 2352682 



Rank 

Mus. 3rd CI. 

3rd CI. 

3rd CI. 

3rd CI. 

3rd CI. 

Mus. 3rd CI. 

Mus. 3rd CI. 

3rd CI. 

3rd CI. 

3rd CI. 



Mus. 
Mus. 
Mus. 
Mus. 



Mus. 
Mus. 
Mus. 

Pvt. 1st CI. 

Pvt. 1st CI. 

Pvt. 1st CI. 

Pvt. 1st CI. 

Pvt. 1st CI. 

1st CI. 

1st CI. 

1st CI. 

1st CI. 

1st CI. 

1st CI. 

1st CI. 

1st CI. 

1st CI. 

1st CI. 

1st CI. 

1st CI. 

1st CI. 

1st CI. 

1st CI. 

1st CI. 

1st CI. 

1st CI. 

1st CI. 

1st CI. 

1st CI. 

Pvt. 1st CI. 
Private 
Private 
Private 
Private 
Private 
Private 
Private 
Private 
Private 
Private 



Pvt. 
Pvt. 
Pvt. 
Pvt. 
Pvt. 
Pvt. 
Pvt. 
Pvt. 
Pvt. 
Pvt. 
Pvt. 
Pvt. 
Pvt. 
Pvt. 
Pvt. 
Pvt. 
Pvt. 
Pvt. 
Pvt. 
Pvt. 
Pvt. 



56 



RECORD OF SERVICE OF 



Name Number 

Fortin, George C. 384806 
Fitzpatrick, Edward L. 1097816 

Guyette, Rosmer 2298409 

Ilostetler, Edwin V. 1432618 

Hart, Lester 2466137 

Hiesinger, Elmer R. 819975 

Jones, Cecil V. 2272499 

Jackson, Jennings B. 2352691 

Kant, Herbert E. 2063310 
Kallianiotes, William A. 391166 

Kelly, William J. 3911106 

Kobs, Edward M. 391068 

Kcngle, George J. 2298415 

Kowalski, John not known 

Laviletta, Victor 140258 

Lahr, John 1715406 

Laundry, Abrahm 391013 

Littlefield, Glenn C. 2271100 

Menkes, Edgar T. 2308908 

Monaghan, Leonard 2308911 

Millholen, John H. 1572234 

Murphy, Thomas J. 2308920 

M alloy, Mai-tin J. 391397 

McGeary, John J. 3359641 

Moyle, Walter 1573082 

Moschitto, Domenico 391408 

O'Connor, Eugene 2352719 

Olson, John 2691399 

Ratto, Telio 2352723 

Rockwell, Evertt F. 211176 

Ruhland, Charles 2352725 

Rutherford, Ralph 2352726 

Rystrom, Joseph G. 2691425 

Stauffacher, Ernest A. 2352731 

Squires, Lewis 1640888 

Sands, William L. 2269843 

Schendal, Oscar T. 1431475 

Schendal, Reuben J. 1431471 
Sluhlmacher, Edward A. 2352737 

Shuman, James M. 2961417 

Smith, Benjamin D. 1891067 

Snyder, Simon D. 2691509 

Wiebel, John 140172 

Wheeler, George 1292504 

"Viatts, Glenn J. 140119 

Wrigley, John W. 1575819 



Rank 
Private 
Private 
Private 
Private 
Private 
Private 
Private 
Private 
Private 
Private 
Private 
Private 
Private 
Private 
Private 
Private 
Private 
Private 
Private 
Private 
Private 
Private 
Private 
Private 
Private 
Private 
Private 
Private 
Private 
Private 
Private 
Private 
Private 
Private 
Private 
Private 
Private 
Private 
Private 
Private 
Private 
Private 
Private 
Private 
Private 
Private 



147TH FIELD ARTILLERY 



57 



ftOSTER OF SUPPLY 


COMPANY, 


147TH FIELD ARTIL- 


LERY, 


AS OF NOV. 


11, 1918 


Name 


Number 


Rank 


Burgess, Edgar L. 


140293 


Regt. Sup. Sgt. 


Holly, George 


140303 


Regt. Sup. Sgt. 


Kohls, George V. 


140295 


1st. Sgt. 


O'Brien, Wilbur H. 


140299 


Stable Sgt. 


Ackman, Carl 


140303 


Mess Sgt. 


Mix, Phylo 


140297 


Supply Sgt. 


Lode, Olaf 


140343 


Sergeant 


Minnick, John 


140298 


Sergeant 


Dirks, Henry E. 


140325 


Corporal 


Ingebretson, Hjalmar N. 


140338 


Corporal 


Jones, Clifton F. 


140369 


Corporal 


Swinke, George A. 


140361 


Corporal 


Jensen, Soren 


140308 


Horseshoer 


Niegel, Rudolph H. 


2352715 


Horseshoer 


Waters, Elmer S. 


140392 


Horseshoer 


Dirks, John 


140332 


Mechanic 


Regina, George J. 


1848265 


Mechanic 


Vogler, Charles E. 


140363 


Mechanic 


Coleman, Charles W. 


140321 


Saddler 


Howard, James A. 


140306 


Saddler 


Chatfield, Silas 


139775 


Cook 


Dean, Arthur P. 


2308841 


Cook 


Hoffman, Carl H. 


140240 


Cook 


Laskaris, Steve M. 


1848143 


Cook 


Stillwell, John J. 


139738 


Cook 


Todd, Jean S. 


139049 


Cook 


Ayers, Joseph E. 


246888 


Wagoner 


Burks, Roy 


140319 


Wagoner 


Cacek, Anton 


140373 


Wagoner 


Cacek, Richard 


140381 


Wagoner 


Chesley, Ernest L, 


140320 


Wagoner 


Clark, Ray M. 


2352586 


Wagoner 


Conklin, Llyod J. 


140322 


Wagoner 


Cooper, Fred 


1848450 


Wagoner 


Cor, Clarence M. 


3360395 


Wagoner 


Davis, Ralph J. 


140323 


Wagoner 


Deaver, Gerauld R. 


2352675 


Wagoner 


Dugdale, Harry R. 


2352589 


Wagoner 


Governor, George E. 


140331 


Wagoner 


Gjervik, Erik 


140330 


Wagoner 


Hackett, George E. 


140334 


Wagoner 


Havluy, James A. 


140335 


Wagoner 


Hunter, Irvin R. 


140337 


Wagoner 



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RECORD OF SERVICE OF 



Name Number 

Jacobson, Oscar 140339 
Karjalainen, Kaarlo A. 391091 

Knowles, Willie J. 2279526 

Koenig, Theodore 2185782 

Kurvink, Fred 140342 

Linklater, Ernest A. 2113173 

Lloyd, John H. 2279537 

Mclntire, Charles L. 234527 
Murphy, Vincent D. P. 1848212 

Nelson, Henry 2352637 

Newton, Vernon H. 1983043 

Nilson, Axel K. 140350 

Noceti, Charles J. 2352710 

Overmeyer, Ray 1639460 

Phelps, John C. 140383 

Purkey, Lester 2279513 

Raich, Mike 2352639 

Renner, Frank A. 140354 

Schuldt, John J. 140357 

Sears, Robert P. 1575712 

Shaffer, Roy 2352727 

Smith, Perry B. 140358 

Souch, Tracy B. 2352782 

Sleek, Tony 140359 

Streuli, John A. 2352736 

Strike, Horace 2279500 

Tucker John A. 140362 

Ward, Fred 2272581 

Watts, Raymond A. 3355750 

Evans, Ray B. 2352673 

Prosser, Walter T. 140352 

Weeks, Porter A. 140365 

Wheeler, Willard 227957 4 

Wigfield, Earl 2 352751 

Bailey, Arthur 2352614 

Kaczmarek, Frank M. 1848107 

Mines, Dewey E. 140370 

Stefani, Louis J. 2352732 

Shalkowsky, Paul 1848308 

Stone, Louis O. 140372 

Anderson, Carl O. 140357 

Axsell, Frederick H. 2524390 

Casey, Dan 1576041 

Charlton, George R. 1847932 

Conner, William A. 1848448 

Fruth, John P. 1848032 

Karkins, Frank M. 1576061 



Rank 

Wagoner 
Wagoner 
Wagoner 
Wagoner 
Wagoner 
Wagoner 
Wagoner 
Wagoner 
Wagoner 
Wagoner 
Wagoner 
Wagoner 
Wagoner 
Wagoner 
Wagoner 
Wagoner 
Wagoner 
Wagoner 
Wagoner 
Wagoner 
Wagoner 
Wagoner 
Wagoner 
Wagoner 
Wagoner 
Wagoner 
Wagoner 
Wagoner 
Wagoner 
Wagoner 
Wagoner 
Wagoner 
Wagoner 
Wagoner 
Pvt. 1st CI. 

1st CI. 

1st CI. 

1st CI. 

1st CI. 

1st CI. 



Pvt 
Pvt 
Pvt 
Pvt 
Pvt 



Private 
Private 
Private 
Private 
Private 
Private 
Private 



147TH FIELD ARTILLERY 



59 



Name Number 

Kazelgrove, Ottis L. 1983291 

Houston, Thomas G. 1848090 

Hullinger, Ralph 1575742 

Hunt, Robert J. 2242457 

Hitchens, Richard 173024 

Langley, Lee 1576086 

Mason, George G. 2352610 

Millberg, Roy M. 1848199 

Myers, William R. 1983366 

Morris, Wilbert 1848207 

O'Roark, Fred 1^75706 

Phelps, William H. 140384 

Reinhardt, Gottlieb 140353 

Starnes, Alexander J. 2063971 

Venice, Pietro 2672809 



Rank 

Private 
Private 
Private 
Private 
Private 
Private 
Private 
Private 
Private 
Private 
Private 
Private 
Private 
Private 
Private 



ROSTER OF ORDNANCE DETACHMENT, 147TH FIELD 
ARTILLERY, AS OF NOV. 11, 1918 



Name Number 

Miller, Joe Q. 140394 

Wehner, Lynn D. 140395 

Soreghan, Frank B. 249207 

Kowalski, Leo A. 249199 

Smith, Forrest H. 249201 

Cach, Fredrick H. 249209 

Walker, Leonard D. 2 49211 

Zieser, Nick G. 249212 



Rank 
Ordnance Sgt. 
Ordnance Sgt. 
Sgt. of Ordnance 
Corporal 
Corporal 
Pvt. 1st CI. 
Pvt. 1st CI. 
Pvt. 1st CI. 



ALPHABETICAL ROSTER BATTERY A, 147TH FIELD 
ARTILLERY, AS OF NOV. 11, 1918 



Surname 


Ident. No. 


Christian Name 


Rank 


Pitts 


139016 


Thomas E. 


1st Sgt. 


At wood 


139004 


Arthur R. 


Mess Sgt. 


Clarke 


139011 


Elbert H. 


Supply Sgt. 


Harpole 


2352580 


Clair 


Stable Sgt. 


Bird 


139033 


Hobart M. 


Sergeant 


Burton 


139111 


Hobart 


Sergeant 


Chamberlain 


157535 


Reed C. 


Sergeant 


Coleman 


139017 


William C. 


Sergeant 


Emmons 


139020 


James 0. 


Sergeant 


Heffron 


139035 


James H. 


Sergeant 


Larrabee 


139019 


Ayres H. 


Sergeant 


Levy 


139032 


David 


Sergeant 


Pfeifer 


139312 


Anthony J. 


Sergeant 


Sander 


139027 


Clyde E. 


Sergeant 



so 



RECORD OF SERVICE OF 



Surname 


Ident. No. 


Christian Name 


Rank 


Barrette 


139102 


Louis C. 


Corporal 


Brown 


139060 


Henton N. 


Corporal 


Cawlfield 


139062 


John 0. 


Corporal 


Cornwell 


139037 


Walter P. 


Corporal 


Dalby 


139028 


Charles M. 


Corporal 


Decker 


139051 


Clarence M. 


Corporal 


Devlin 


139023 


James R. 


Corporal 


Didzun 


139036 


Herman E. 


Corporal 


Garner 


139075 


Mervyn W. 


Corporal 


Hall 


139025 


Roy E. 


Corporal 


Kracke 


139085 


Walter L. 


Corporal 


Lee 


139068 


Phillip T. 


Corporal 


McAdams 


139090 


Verl C. 


Corporal 


McAlister 


139030 


Arthur E. 


Corporal 


McCrum 


139294 


Walter 


Corporal 


McLean 


139092 


Malcolm T. 


Corporal 


Marr 


139022 


James R. 


Corporal 


Odgers 


139309 


Carlyle 


Corporal 


Rushton 


139163 


Rowland R. 


Corporal 


Schroeder 


139166 


Clyde M. 


Corporal 


Pchweers 


139167 


Henry C. 


Corporal 


Scott 


139029 


Arthur 


Corporal 


Allen 


139053 


Kenneth E. 


Chief Mech. 


Bulk 


139039 


Charles J. 


Saddler 


Enderson 


139041 


Irving M. 


Horseshoer 


Harrison 


139040 


Ben W. 


Horseshoer 


Martin 


139042 


Ray R. 


Horseshoer 


Davis 


139044 


Leon S. 


Mechanic 


Debley 


139070 


Willis A. 


Mechanic 


Purcell 


139045 


Leo N. 


Mechanic 


Hoard 


139048 


Clarence 


Cook 


Michael 


139094 


Ralph C. 


Cook 


Payne 


140275 


John B. 


Cook 


Staton 


139176 


Harry W. 


Cook 


Drakos 


130122 


Anast 


Bugler 


Johnson 


139052 


Albert V. 


Bugler 


Altstock 


139054 


Clement A. 


Pvt. 1st CI. 


Anderson 


139055 


Julius C. 


Pvt. 1st CI. 


Bates 


1431494 


Leslie H. 


Pvt. 1st CI. 


Bergan 


139198 


Harold F. 


Pvt. 1st CI. 


Blied 


2352617 


Carl W. 


Pvt. 1st CI. 


Eoddy 


139059 


Jason C. 


Pvt. 1st CI. 


Brockman 


139108 


Cecil C. 


Pvt. 1st CI. 


Brown 


139200 


Robert E. 


Pvt. 1st CI. 


Buckner 


139061 


Claud P. 


Pvt. 1st CI. 


Christensen 


139064 


Fred 


Pvt. 1st CI. 


Clerey 


139065 


Thomas M. 


Pvt. 1st CI. 



147TH FIELD ARTILLERY 



61 



Surname 


Ident. No. 


Christian Name 


Ciark 


2352622 


Sylvester H. 


Criteser 


139067 


Delta 0. 


Cuniff 


2352623 


Johnny B. 


Curismer 


139118 


Antoney L. 


Davis 


139069 


Benjamin F. 


Dohm 


139120 


Lee C. 


Fitzpatrick 


139073 


Vincent J. 


Forsythe 


139074 


Eugene J. 


Freitas 


139126 


Joseph 


Geayson 


139076 


George E. 


Gillis 


2352625 


Ronald J. 


Handt 


139078 


Ernst C. 


Hansen 


139079 


Arthur L. 


Kiatt 


139134 


Levi E. 


Higginbotham 


139133 


Charles 


Higley 


139081 


Edward W. 


Kemp 


2352629 


Cecil W. 


Lane 


139066 


Anthony 


Larson 


2352631 


Nick R. 


Louttit 


2352632 


Clarence W. 


McEwan 


139091 


Tyrus A. 


McMahon 


139093 


Arthur B. 


Munhoven 


139153 


Nicholas 


Myers 


139096 


Allen 


Nuttall 


139157 


Edgar 


Beek 


139018 


Harry E. 


Pine 


139160 


William H. 


Ryan 


139154 


William R. 


Schmidt 


139334 


Harry E. 


Stahl 


1430968 


Ernest N. 


Tefft 


139179 


Chalmer 


Thompson 


139181 


Edward B. 


Trammel 


139098 


Bird L. 


Vienop 


139182 


Ernest W. 


Wayne 


2352749 


Wallace A. 


Ziniker 


139099 


John W. 


Adams 


139100 


William B. 


Applegate 


139101 


Bertram 


Black 


385787 


Charles F. 


Boddy 


139104 


Ralph L. 


Bohnan 


2461415 


Frank W. 


Erackett 


139106 


Harlow W. 


Bras 


139107 


Alaric H. 


Brasel 


2916137 


Eddy B. 


Brunner 


139109 


Fred J. 


Calvey 


2352665 


Joseph A. 


Cantrell 


2916141 


Shallie C. 



Rank 




Pvt. 


1st 


CI. 


Pvt. 


1st 


CI. 


Pvt. 


1st 


CI. 


Pvt. 


1st 


CI. 


Pvt. 


1st 


CI. 


Pvt. 


1st 


CI. 


Pvt. 


1st 


CI. 


Pvt. 


1st 


CI. 


Pvt. 


1st 


CI. 


Pvt. 


1st 


CI. 


Pvt. 


1st 


CI. 


Pvt. 


1st 


CI. 


Pvt. 


1st 


CI. 


Pvt. 


1st 


CI. 


Pvt. 


1st 


CI. 


Pvt. 


1st 


CI. 


Pvt. 


1st 


CI. 


Pvt. 


1st 


CI. 


Pvt. 


1st 


CI. 


Pvt. 


1st 


CI. 


Pvt. 


1st 


CI. 


Pvt. 


1st 


CI. 


Pvt. 


1st 


CI. 


Pvt. 


1st 


CI. 


Pvt. 


1st 


CI. 


Pvt. 


1st 


CI. 


Pvt. 


1st 


CI. 


Pvt. 


1st 


CI. 


Pvt. 


1st 


CI. 


Pvt. 


1st 


CI. 


Pvt. 


1st 


CI. 


Pvt. 


1st 


CI. 


Pvt. 


1st 


CI. 


Pvt. 


1st 


CI. 


Pvt. 


1st 


CI. 


Pvt. 


1st 


CI. 


Private 




Private 




Private 




Private 




Private 




Private 




Private 




Private 
Private 
Private 





62 



RECORD OP SERVICE OF 



Surname 
Champagne 
Childers 
Christie 
Clark 
Coleman 
Crowley 
Culp 

Dannenmana 
Decormier 
Doering 
Eldridge 
Elfond 
Fahey 
Fonnelly 
Finlay 
Firth 
Foerster 
Freedman 
Gaffney 
Garner 
Gee 
Glusen 
Grimes 
Halula 
Henderson 
Hiller 
Hines 
Jensen 
Joez 

Jchannesen 
Jchnson 
Juedeman 
Kaufman 
Krause 
Kvinge 
McLaughlin 
Moore 
Mueller 
Nelson 
Nowak 
O'Malley 
O'Niel 
Perkins 
Porter 
Risley 
Rivera 
Robinson 



Ident. No. 
391453 
139112 
2461424 
139113 
2461425 
139117 
2352673 
139026 
2461433 
139034 
388294 
391460 
380899 
(bo number) 
139125 
386478 
494199 
3359437 
391334 
424947 
424983 
139127 
3434632 
1848057 
139266 
139135 
2352689 
139273 
390838 
139137 
2692882 
2915870 
139139 
139142 
2352698 
2595198 
139152 
2692940 
139155 
3185445 
139158 
424959 
139159 
1848461 
386956 
139161 
139162 



Christian Name 
Alfred G. 
Cecil D. 
George D. 
Walter 
Raymond D. 
William J. 
William H. 
James H. G. 
Albert R. 
Will J. 
Carl F. 
Max 

Martin F. 
William T. 
Otto C. 
John L. 
Edward C. 
Morris 
James W. 
James R. 
Andrew 
Harry F. 
Donald E. 
Joseph M. 
James F. 
Burnell C. 
Willis E. 
Henry A. 
Ronyold 
Manning S. 
Edwin N. 
William A. 
Charles C. 
Henry 
Randolph 
Hugh F. 
Lee P. 
Carl L. 
Marshall 
John E. 
Charles M. 
Grover C. 
Warren E. 
John 

Edward L. 
John A. 
Daniel 



Rank 
Private 
Private 
Private 
Private 
Private 
Private 
Private 
Private 
Private 
Private 
Private 
Private 
Private 
Private 
Private 
Private 
Private 
Private 
Private 
Private 
Private 
Private 
Private 
Private 
Private 
Private 
Private 
Private 
Private 
Private 
Private 
Private 
Private 
Private 
Private 
Private 
Private 
Private 
Private 
Private 
Private 
Private 
Private 
Private 
Private 
Private 
Private 



147TH FIELD ARTILLERY 



63 



Surname 


Ident. No. 


Christian Name 


Rank 


Rorvig 


2691417 


Halvor M. 


Private 


Saltwlck 


1431161 


Archie 


Private 


Schneider 


139165 


Martin 


Private 


Seely 


139097 


Vane H. 


Private 


Sell 


2691441 


Emil R. 


Private 


Sbabazian 


139168 


Vahon 


Private 


Shindler 


2352728 


Louis H. 


Private 


Smith 


249206 


Marion K. 


Private 


Smith 


2352730 


William 


Private 


Stahl 


139172 ^ 


John L. 


Private 


Steeg 


3359538 


Frank G. 


Private 


Stepp 


139177 


William C. 


Private 


Sturterant 


2352738 


Elmer 


Private 


Tamillo 


1430875 


Joe 


Private 


Thomas 


139180 


Albert E. 


Private 


Waldele 


139174 


Victor H. 


Private 


Wallace 


384264 


George A. 


Private 


Walter 


369474 


Carl 


Private 


Wanberg 


1431356 


Walter 


Private 


Warren 


139021 


Leonard 0. 


Private 


Winters 


3359634 


Hugh P. 


Private 


Winther 


997666 


Nels C. 


Private 


York 


385610 


Richard C. 


Private 


Zielinski 


3359210 


Julien C. 


Private 



ALPHABETICAL ROSTER OF MEN OF BATTERY "B" 
147TH FIELD ARTILLERY. 

November 11, 1918. 



Surname 


Ident. No. 


Christian Name 


Rank 


Arman 


2460712 


Simon T. 


Sergeant 


Brown 


139195 


Chester W. 


Sergeant 


Cooper 


139212 


Warren L. 


Sergeant 


Dufur 


139222 


Kendal D. 


1st Sgt. 


Benbo 


139225 


Leo L. 


Sergeant 


Dudley 


391024 


Lawrence A. 


Sergeant 


Pinlayson 


139241 


Arthur E. 


Sergeant 


Green 


424365 


Henry A. 


Sergeant 


Holt 


139258 


Floyd 


Sergeant 


Kieselhorst 


139274 


Earl C. 


Sergeant 


Larsen 


2691321 


Clayton A. 


Sergeant 


Martin 


139284 


Thomas F. 


Sergeant 


Overstreet 


139306 


Lee S. 


Sergeant 


Rollins 


139322 


Francis W. 


Sergeant 


Swanson 


139342 


Oscar 


Supply Sgt. 


Siellmacher 


2691466 


Irwin A. 


Sergeant 



64 



RECORD OF SERVICE OP 



Surname 


Ident. No. 


Christian Name 


Rank 


Wright 


139359 


Leonard P. 


Mess Sgt. 


Bunch 


1638516 


Frederick G. 


Corporal 


Chadbourne 


139211 


Charles 


Corporal 


Cheek 


1891742 


John T. 


Corporal 


I'ulleman 


3360046 


Adolph A. 


Corporal 


Garver 


139250 


Oscar W. 


Corporal 


Hamrick 


139256 


Wilmer 


Corporal 


Hoover 


139082 


Russell B. 


Corporal 


McLean 


139285 


Kenneth D. 


Corporal 


McCollum 


139293 


Thomas 0. 


Corporal 


Meats 


139287 


George F. 


Corporal 


Morford 


139290 


Edgar C. 


Corporal 


Mills 


139301 


Elmer A. 


Corporal 


Marino 


139296 


Ruffle 


Corporal 


Nordstrom 


2691380 


Arthur N. 


Corporal 


Ritchey 


139319 


Frank B. 


Corporal 


Sunderland 


139341 


Claude T. 


Corporal 


Stone 


139339 


Roy C. 


Corporal 


Taylor 


139349 


Charles A. 


Corporal 


Volper 


139358 


Albert L. 


Corporal 


Watson 


139367 


Frank E. 


Corporal 


V» yman 


139370 


Jerry P. 


Corporal 


Wyatt 


139361 


Homer G. 


Corporal 


Henskey 


139259 


Max 


Chief Mech. 


Lively 


2915968 


William P. 


Mechanic 


Nefzger 


2694294 


Orlando 


Mechanic 


Overacker 


2352718 


Howard S. 


Mechanic 


Strand 


2691472 


Bjorn A. 


Mechanic 


Brown 


2694153 


Net A. 


Horseshoer 


Figuhr 


139244 


Harry R. 


Horseshoer 


Cerenzia 


1847928 


Gabriele 


Horseshoer 


Osterman 


139310 


John 


Saddler 


Gardner 


139248 


Elmer R. 


Cook 


Johnson 


139271 


Joseph E. 


Cook 


Redmonovich 


139317 


Peter 


Chief Cook 


Stoy 


139330 


John E. 


Cook 


Coon 


139210 


Clarence L. 


Bugler 


Driscoll 


139231 


Daniel J. 


Bugler 


Noyes 


139304 


Joseph M. 


Bugler 


Anderson 


2352643 


Arthur 


Pvt. 1st CI. 


Ackerman 


2113542 


Jacob A. 


Pvt. 1st CI. 


Brennan 


139196 


Cornelius E. 


Pvt. 1st CI. 


Battista 


139206 


Francisco J. 


Pvt. 1st CI. 


Beteskas 


2352651 


John D. 


Pvt. 1st CI. 


Buck 


139207 


Julius 


Pvt. 1st CI. 


Boylan 


139199 


Harvey W. 


Pvt. 1st CI. 


Canavan 


2352667 


James D. 


Pvt. 1st CI. 



147TH FIELD ARTILLERY 



65 



Surname 


Ident. No. 


Christian Name 


Rank 




Cincotta 


2352670 


Angelo 


Pvt. 


1st 


CI. 


Cannobio 


2352666 


Louis 


Pvt. 


1st 


CI. 


Calvert 


1847916 


Warden J. 


Pvt. 


1st 


CI. 


Douglas 


139228 


Elmer C. 


Pvt. 


1st 


CI. 


Dally 


2352674 


Wilbur A. 


Pvt. 


1st 


CI. 


Essig 


139236 


Robert 


Pvt. 


1st 


CI. 


Essig 


139240 


Julius W. 


Pvt. 


1st 


CI. 


Gamber 


1432604 


Harley 


Pvt. 


1st 


CI. 


Hardwick 


1637130 


Martin L. 


Pvt. 


1st 


CI. 


Higgins 


1357336 


Harry H. 


Pvt. 


1st 


CI. 


Howell 


139263 


Fred 


Pvt. 


1st 


CI. 


Jorgensen 


139278 


Carl C. 


Pvt. 


1st 


CI. 


Lakln 


139278 


Charles A., Jr. 


Pvt. 


1st 


CI. 


Langford 


2271099 


James R. 


Pvt. 


1st 


CI. 


Mathews 


139289 


Earl F. 


Pvt. 


1st 


CI. 


McArthur 


139299 


Donald R. 


Pvt. 


1st 


CI. 


Kellsen 


139302 


Saldren 0. 


Pvt. 


1st 


CI. 


Reck 


139318 


Ernest L. 


Pvt. 


1st 


CI. 


Rice 


139320 


Harry L. 


Pvt. 


1st 


CI. 


Ritchey 


139324 


Charles R. 


Pvt. 


1st 


CI. 


Robinson 


139327 


Clarence C. 


Pvt. 


1st 


CI. 


Stoddard 


139338 


Charles E. 


Pvt. 


1st 


CI. 


Sageser 


139332 


Alva M. 


Pvt. 


1st 


CI. 


Simmons 


139335 


Kenneth 


Pvt. 


1st 


CI. 


Stolp 


2352734 


Emil 


Pvt. 


1st 


CI. 


Scliaffer 


139333 


Harry M. 


Pvt. 


1st 


CI. 


Shoop 


1431602 


Orrin A. 


Pvt. 


1st 


CI. 


Stopplekomp 


2311876 


Harry A. 


Pvt. 


1st 


CI. 


Turner 


139.^>52 


Mark J. 


Pvt. 


1st 


CI. 


Tomasich 


2352746 


Louis W. 


Pvt. 


1st 


CI. 


Wirsdorfer 


139365 


George R. 


Pvt. 


1st 


CI. 


Walk 


1848378 


Emile 


Pvt. 


1st 


CI. 


"ioung 


139774 


Sherman 


Pvt. 


1st 


CI. 


Whiteman 


1848390 


Harold A. 


Pvt. 


1st 


CI. 


Ames 


1216966 


Louis 


Private 




Blackburn 


2279524 


William A. 


Private 




Baker 


1602151 


Anderson C. 


Private 




Bacchetta 


259654 


Pasquale 


Private 




Batte 


1983729 


Archie M. 


Private 




Blevins 


1535156 


Albert 


Private 




Burks 


1847910 


William 


Private 




Brandt 


2113486 


John 


Private 




Brunnemer 


2264933 


Edgar L. 


Private 




Bowman 


1983330 


William F. 


Private 




Burns 


1432774 


James W. 


Private 




Charles 


1638736 


Fred M. 


Private 


1 


Cesare 


554719 


Rossario 


Private 





66 



RECORD OF SERVICE OF 



Surname 
Conatser 
Cox 

Campitelli 
Downey 
Douglas 
Dahl 

Duchowshi 
Duff 
Dawson 
Darling 
Emlet 
Edwards 
Ervin 
Eason 
Farrel 
Fish 
Fish 
Fenwick 
Fortuna 
Fominuk 
Fournier 
Franciosa 
George 
Garrett 
Graves 
Gordon 
Goffreto 
Hunk 
Harms 
Hall 
Irons 
Joyce 

Floffenstein 
Kennedy 
Kuehl 
Kirback 
Langmade 
Levy 
Laduca 
Lalley 
Lucier 
Lauro 
Lainey 
Myers 
Mistretto 
Messman 
Mitchell 



Ident. No. 
1601735 
1983128 
241025 
254712 
1955693 
2313927 
259568 
1847995 
No. No. 
269911 
1432784 
254319 
2312050 
1602171 
1848014 
1432783 
2466130 
2115706 
2113908 
299925 
1097851 
1299364 
1432785 
1848035 
2298207 
1599597 
1036516 
1848093 
2113542 
2298089 
1983137 
385184 
2278767 
1848120 
2114501 
2352696 
2113370 
1848160 
3360795 
391120 
384859 
3199026 
385002 
2115563 
1776733 
2113576 
2113383 



Christian Name 
Charlie 
Tom 

Giovanni 
Ralph 
James C. 
Oscar N. 
Bill J. 
Mitchell 
Clyde E. 
Lawrence W. 
George 
Fred L. 
Tyler 
Ernest B. 
Herbert S. 
Charles G. 
Charles A. 
Louie P. 
Eugenio 
Porfiry 
Paul E. 
Germano 
Fred M. 
Sidney 
John W. 
Jesse C. 
Salvatore 
Harry 
William H. 
Hobert 
Glen 

Joseph H. 
Fred E. 
Doc 

Charlie 
William E. 
Melvin S. 
Morris 
Calagero 
William J. 
Ernest C. 
Ferdinando 
Joseph E. 
Lige 

Salvatore 
Dick J. 
Clarence L. 



Rank 
Private 
Private 
Private 
Private 
Private 
Private 
Private 
Private 
Private 
Private 
Private 
Private 
Private 
Private 
Private 
Private 
Private 
Private 
Private 
Private 
Private 
Private 
Private 
Private 
Private 
Private 
Private 
Private 
Private 
Private 
Private 
Private 
Private 
Private 
Private 
Private 
Private 
Private 
Private 
Private 
Private 
Private 
Private 
Private 
Private 
Private 
Private 



147TH FIELD ARTILLERY 



67 



Surname 


Ident. No. 


Christian Name 


Rank 


Merkel 


2545225 


John I. 


Private 


MelhofE 


2113950 


Adolph 


Private 


McFarland 


1039835 


Hugh 


Private 


Norman 


302214 


Willie 


Private 


Norris 


2242699 


Leroy 


Private 


Olsen 


2112596 


Joseph 


Private 


Pendleton 


1639038 


Dawson R. 


Private 


Pezzette 


2278800 


Tony 


Private 


Paoli 


2272172 


Ostraquio 


Private 


Piersante 


3345793 


Pasquale 


Private 


Pinto 


3188490 


Rezuro 


Private 


Pratt 


1432815 


Lacy M. 


Private 


Robles 


2352724 


Eddie J. 


Private 


Rufi 


1536379 


Samuel J. 


Private 


Renninger 


3360673 


John J. 


Private 


Stewart 


1848342 


John M. 


Private 


Sang 


1602529 


Harold S. 


Private 


Scott 


2312304 


Leonard 


Private 


Scott 


1534922 


Robert E. 


Private 


Sanchez 


259983 


Alfino 


Private 


Silvera 


2270689 


Joseph V. 


Private 


Semrow 


2063504 


John T. 


Private 


Smith 


1601483 


Byron 


Private 


Smith 


2116385 


Elmer C. 


Private 


Taylor 


2308974 


James B. 


Private 


Umbertis 


2352747 


Ralph C. 


Private 


Violante 


270024 


Joseph 


Private 


Wessle 


1535858 


Charles 


Private 


Wald 


82582 


Walter L. 


Private 


Wertz 


3362076 


Joseph F. 


Private 


Wolfinger 


3358685 


Harry J. 


Private 


Watkins 


3359297 


Fred E. 


Private 


Ware 


370791 


Ferdinand D. 


Private 


Warden 


1983154 


Leslie F. 


Private 



ROSTER OF ENLISTED MEN OF BATTERY C, 147TH 
FIELD ARTILLERY, AS OF NOV. 11, 1918 

A. P. O. No. 795, American E. F. 









Feb. 5, 1919. 


Surname 


Ident. No. 


Christian Name 


Rank 


Olson 


139384 


Edward F. 


1st Sgt. 


Duval 


157552 


Claude 


Supply Sgt. 


Phares 


139379 


Ed. J. 


Mess Sgt. 


Miller 


139375 


Arthur A. 


Sergeant 


Ihli 


139382 


Millard 


Sergeant 


Amsden 


139378 


Charles B. 


Sergeant 



68 



RECORD OP SERVICE OF 



Surname 


Ident. No. 


Christian Name 


Rank 


I,ambertson 


139386 


James A. 


Sergeant 


Sanders 


139387 


Herbert P. 


Sergeant 


Book 


139389 


Clarence 


Sergeant 


Marion 


139391 


Marion 


Sergeant 


Kantowski 


139392 


Albert F. 


Sergeant 


Binkley 


2916135 


Dean H. 


Sergeant 


Rhode 


2694338 


Rufus H. 


Sergeant 


Bush 


139380 


William 


Sergeant 


Taylor 


139398 


Jay E. 


Corporal 


Ostendorf 


139394 


Carl H. 


Corporal 


Coleman 


139399 


Robert W. 


Corporal 


Clark 


139403 


Matthew J., Jr. Corporal 


Lambertson 


139409 


Frank E. 


Corporal 


Forsell 


139410 


Grans L. 


Corporal 


Knox 


139448 


Charles B. 


Corporal 


Mueller 


139452 


Leon C. 


Corporal 


Hopkins 


139400 


Otis 


Corporal 


Holmes 


139503 


Laird W. 


Corporal 


Badden 


139422 


Roscoe 


Corporal 


Eardon 


139428 


Harry M. 


Corporal 


Devine 


139436 


Thomas W. 


Corporal 


Evers 


249205 


George W. 


Corporal 


Linn 


139449 


Elmer 


Corporal 


Werckman 


139559 


Julius J. 


Corporal 


Johnston 


494436 


Joseph A. 


Corporal 


Ellis 


997501 


Horace B. 


Corporal 


Nickell 


202622 


Joseph O. 


Corporal 


Gulledge 


2563162 


Bizer B. 


Corporal 


Dew 


2130680 


Ernest 


Corporal 


Sanford 


2694350 


Lewis H. 


Corporal 


Pole 


139408 


Clifford 


Corporal 


Newman 


139393 


Neal R. 


Corporal 


Berdollt 


139413 


George 


Cook 


Cadwell 


139415 


Thomas I. 


Cook 


Lanza 


385792 


Francisco 


Cook 


Dean 


139435 


Mark G. 


Cook 


Russell 


139395 


Oliver W. 


Chief Mech. 


Pultz 


139418 


Andrew M. 


Mechanic 


Sambert 


139416 


Ted 


Mechanic 


Mendonce 


139516 


Erbin 


Mechanic 


Stone 


139417 


LeRoy S. 


Mechanic 


Voglegesang 


139554 


Arthur 


Horseshoer 


Taggert 


1431057 


Loyd J. 


Horseshoer 


Phillips 


3434666 


Clarence 0. 


Horseshoer 


Mensinger 


139421 


John 


Saddler 


Griffiths 


139440 


Evans 


Bugler 


Roddel 


139871 


Bennie 


Bugler 



147TH FIELD ARTILLERY 



69 



Surname 
McCants 
Ayer 
Bartlett 
Bennett 
Bogue 
Bonnifield 
Born 
Boysen 
Bii swell 
Calhoon 
Dreyer 
Fell 

Flankey 
Garrett 
Gleasman 
Goddard 
Green 
Griswold 
Ihli 
Jack 
Keegan 
Kullander 
McAllister 
McKeen 
McPherson 
Mendoza 
Morgan 
Mulquin 
Newlin 
Newlin 
Nelson 
O'Neal 
O'Rielly 
Peterson 
Quillian 
Richardson 
Richardson 
Sabo 
Smith 
Stinson 
St. Pierre 
Teal 

Thompson 
Vollbrecht 
Webster 
Whiteman 
Ackerman 



Ident. No. 


Christian Name 


2900381 


Edward 


139426 


Horace M. 


139429 


Elwin 


139470 


Guy E. 


139432 


George G. 


139478 


Elwin R. 


139433 


August 


139480 


Earl B. 


2352662 


Hubert L. 


2352619 


Verne 


139483 ' 


Jason 


139490 


Jesse K. 


1430763 


Edward J. 


139493 


Geoffrey R. 


139494 


Armin F. 


139495 


Charles C. 


139496 


Ward 0. 


139497 


John M. 


139445 


Leo A. 


139628 


Rollo E. 


139446 


Bryan B. 


1430950 


Albert 


139514 


Robert 


2352635 


Scott E., Jr. 


139451 


George R. 


139418 


Manuel 


139523 


Claude R. 


2352634 


Thomas 


139455 


Dore 


139457 


Otis 


139454 


Alfred O. 


139527 


Leo 


139459 


Raymond P. 


139528 


Frank C. 


140399 


Angus B. 


139534 


Glenn H. 


139536 


Herold R. 


139538 


Lawrence M 


139461 


Milton H. 


139462 


Truman F. 


139543 


Jesse P. 


139546 


Dewey A. 


139551 


Martin 


139464 


Fred 


139557 


Lee W. 


139562 


Archie 


2352642 


Elmer J. 



Rank 
Bugler 

Pvt. 1st CI. 

1st CI. 

1st CI. 

1st CI. 

1st CI. 

1st CI. 

Pvt. 1st CI. 

Pvt. 1st CI. 

1st CI. 

1st CI. 

1st CI. 

1st CI. 

1st CI. 

1st CI. 

1st CI. 

1st CI. 

1st CI. 

1st CI. 

1st CI. 

1st CI. 

1st CI. 

1st CI. 

1st CI. 

1st CI. 

1st CI. 

1st CI. 

1st CI. 

1st CI. 

1st CI. 

1st CI. 

1st CI. 

1st CI. 

1st CI. 

1st CI. 

1st CI. 

1st CI. 

Pvt. 1st CI. 

Pvt. 1st CI. 

1st CI. 

1st CI. 

1st CI. 

1st CI. 

1st CI. 

1st CI. 

1st CI. 



Pvt. 
Pvt. 
Pvt. 
Pvt. 
Pvt. 



Pvt. 
Pvt. 
Pvt. 
Pvt. 
Pvt. 
Pvt. 
Pvt. 
Pvt. 
Pvt. 
Pvt. 
Pvt. 
Pvt. 
Pvt. 
Pvt. 
Pvt. 
Pvt. 
Pvt. 
Pvt. 
Pvt. 
Pvt. 
Pvt. 
Pvt. 
Pvt. 
Pvt. 
Pvt. 
Pvt. 
Pvt. 
Pvt. 



Pvt. 
Pvt. 
Pvt. 
Pvt. 
Pvt. 
Pvt. 
Pvt. 



Private 



70 



RECORD OF SERVICE OF 



Surname Ident. No. Christian Name Rank 

Adams 1600701 Martin D. Private 

Allen ■ 139466 Luther M. Private 

Anderson 139608 Arvid C. Private 

Andrews 1279811 Henry Private 

Arditio 139467 Silvio Private 

Bean 139 468 Don C. Private 

Blair 13 9 473 Delmont E. Private 

Blaisdell 2352652 Ernest F. Private 

Bohl 2352656 William Private 

Bonkosky 1430809 Stanley Private 

Boomer 2352657 George H. Private 

Bowen 1640388 Homer W. Private 

Boyd 1432771 Forrest Private 

Brophy 3358349 Thomas J. Private 

Brown 2594961 James H. Private 

Cain 1430815 John F. Private 

Calhoon 2352664 Alexander M. Private 

Church 13 9486 Luvern R. Private 

Crow 139487 Sam W. Private 

DeRosier 14313 78 George Private 

Dibble 143 0818 William P. Private 

Dixon 139785 Herman L. Private 

Doyle 2352677 Leo R. Private 

Evenson 139796 Palmer E. Private 

Frederick 139 419 Peter Private 

Crosby 494471 William J. Private 

Fox 23 52683 Guy Private 

Galliger 2313812 Thomas L. Private 

Green 1430826 Wilbur S. Private 

Herold 1279 850 George H. Private 

Hebner 23 52688 Clarence R. Private 

Heck 139502 Fred W. Private 

Hilterbrand 139420 Hiram Private 

Hines 23 52677 Homer Private 

Johns 13 9 424 Ray Private 

Johnson 139504 Albert J. Private 

Johnson 1431395 Ingar D. J. Private 

Johnson 13 9 50 6 Robert J. Private 

Keith 2989 31 Eric A. Private 

Klasna 139 508 Bob Private 

Koerper 139509 Clayton E. Private 

Landels 997563 Dave C. Private 

Lewis 2352701 Clarence Private 

Little Owl 13 9512 Charley Private 

Marzolf 3360814 William F. Private 

McCartney 139 515 Willard Private 

McLintock 3361200 Herman J. Private 



147TH FIELD ARTILLERY 



71 



Surname 


Ident. No. 


Christian Name 


Rank 


Metzner 


140219 


Gus 


Private 


Middlebrook 


139517 


William H. 


Private 


Miles 


59250 


Carradine L. 


Private 


Miller 


139520 


Merle 


Private 


Minier 


139521 


Lon D. 


Private 


Moran 


139522 


Theodore S. 


Private 


Newman 


2279518 


Martin 


Private 


Nelson 


1431590 


Edward N. 


Private 


Nelson 


2352713 


Oscar H. 


Private 


Newstrom 


139525 


John 


Private 


O'Connor 


384995 - 


Michael J. 


Private 


Ollom 


139526 


Floy P. 


Private 


Phillips 


139529 


Rowland 


Private 


Phillips 


139407 


Russell A. 


Private 


Pomani 


2314297 


Buckley G. 


Private 


Pulliam 


139525 


William F. 


Private 


Red Horse 


139532 


Charley 


Private 


Rogers 


305260 


Arthur M. 


Private 


Schneider 


249202 


George 


Private 


Schouweiler 


139539 


Norman 


Private 


Schultz 


139396 


George G. 


Private 


Shunk 


139540 


Wilson L. 


Private 


Steaffens 


1431053 


Raymond H. 


Private 


Stone 


139397 


Angus 0. 


Private 


Telles 


139548 


Manuel V. 


Private 


Then 


2352744 


Fred C. 


Private 


Thompson 


1432831 


Glenn E. 


Private 


Van der Platts 


139555 


Roy 


Private 


Walker 


998254 


Joseph E. 


Private 


Weirauch 


139558 


Lorenz B. 


Private 


Welk 


139903 


Samuel 


Private 


Whitelance 


139561 


John 


Private 


Wilson 


1848483 


William 0. 


Private 


Wood 


387086 


Frank E. 


Private 


Young 


999498 


Joseph E. 


Private 



ALPHABETICAL ROSTER BATTERY "D" 147TH FIELD 
ARTILLERY AS OF NOVEMBER 11, 1919 



Surname 
Espeland 
Blair 
Dewing 
Hartman 
Jenkins 



U. S. A. P. O., No. 795, Amer. E. P. 



Ident. No. 
139571 
139603 
139606 
494417 
139572 



Christian Name 
William D. 
Samuel 
Dexter 
Charles W. 
Merrill A. 



Rank 
1st Sgt. 
Supply Sgt. 
Mess Sgt. 
Sergeant 
Sergeant 



72 



RECORD OF SERVICE OF 



Surname 


Ident. No. 


Christian Name 


Rank 


Ledyard 


139580 


Ralph A. 


Sergeant 


Mann 


139564 


James 


Sergeant 


Matheny 


139576 


Robert 


Sergeant 


Searles 


139578 


Floyd W. 


Sergeant 


S trass 


139568 


Carl T. 


Sergeant 


Bredberg 


139591 


Arlo W. 


Corporal 


Buckley 


139670 


Robert J. 


Corporal 


Coleman 


139588 


Earl M. 


Corporal 


Davis 


139615 


Jesse 


Corporal 


Elmen 


139619 


Carl 


Corporal 


Erickson 


139683 


George E. 


Corporal 


Ginsbach 


139592 


Clark 


Corporal 


Gortmaker 


139597 


John 


Corporal 


Hawley 


139626 


Errol R. 


Corporal 


Hobbs 


139570 


James C. 


Corporal 


Keith 


139587 


Walter L. 


Corporal 


Lord 


139634 


Ernest C. 


Corporal 


McClellan 


3357959 


Ross M. 


Corporal 


Newton 


139581 


Carl W. 


Corporal 


O'Donnell 


139641 


Walter J. 


Corporal 


Parliman 


139642 


Joseph W. 


Corporal 


Patterson 


139643 


Melville 


Corporal 


Perkins 


139644 


Clarence A. 


Corporal 


Rieber 


2691412 


Kristian 


Corporal 


Salisbury 


157558 


James A. 


Corporal 


Schneller 


139648 


Almond B. 


Corporal 


Slattery 


139735 


William H. 


Corporal 


Strass, Jr. 


139583 


John F. 


Corporal 


Towne 


2694396 


Burr C. 


Corporal 


Varnes 


139590 


Francis 


Corporal 


Wilson 


139653 


Guy D. 


Corporal 


Woodruff 


139596 


Lewis M. 


Corporal 


Zuchlke 


139654 


Fred H. 


Corporal 


Hagen 


139623 


Paul A. 


Chief Mech. 


Gruchow 


2352685 


Emil 


Horseshoer 


Siman 


140177 


Joseph 


Horseshoer 


Wefl 


140178 


William E. 


Horseshoer 


Chesnut 


139604 


Earl C. 


Mechanic 


Klawon 


139703 


Arthur G. 


Mechanic 


Port 


139646 


Floyd 


Mechanic 


Bakkan 


139602 


Leo 0. 


Cook 


Beitz 


139661 


Harman C. 


Cook 


Grenell 


139599 


Ivory 


Cook 


Cashman 


139672 


Eugene F. 


Bugler 


Darling 


139677 


Paul M. 


Bugler 


Anderson 


2352845 


Henry G. 


Pvt. 1st CI. 


Appledorn 


139657 


Conrad 


Pvt. 1st CI. 



147TH FIELD ARTILLERY 



73 



Surname 


Ident. No. 


Christian Name 


Rank 


Berguin 


139662 


Frank R. 


Pvt. 


1st CI. 


Cook 


139612 


Henry 


Pvt. 


1st CI. 


Croinmett 


139678 


Merlin H. 


Pvt. 


1st CI. 


Curtis 


139613 


Virgil H. 


Pvt. 


1st CI. 


Danielson 


139614 


Clarence M. 


Pvt. 


1st CI. 


Dobinski 


139681 


Edward 


Pvt. 


1st CI. 


Donahoe 


2352624 


Daniel W. 


Pvt. 


1st CI. 


Elliott 


139618 


Cameron T. 


Pvt. 


1st CI. 


Erickson 


139685 


Ernest A. 


Pvt. 


1st CI. 


Fannin 


1848010 


Joseph M. 


Pvt. 


1st CI. 


Farley- 


139686 ' 


Maylon G. 


Pvt. 


1st CI. 


Glassing 


139688 


Roy D. 


Pvt. 


1st CI. 


Griffith 


139622 


Leon S. 


Pvt. 


1st CI. 


Harvey- 


139624 


Victor 


Pvt. 


1st CI. 


Hubbard 


139627 


Fay J. 


Pvt. 


1st CI. 


Jenkins 


139629 


Richard J. 


Pvt. 


1st CI. 


Joachim 


139697 


William J. 


Pvt. 


1st CI. 


Johnson 


2352693 


Alfred B. 


Pvt. 


1st CI. 


Johnson 


2352628 


Sigwald 


Pvt. 


1st CI. 


Lavin 


139706 


Thoams H. 


Pvt. 


1st CI. 


LeDuc 


139707 


Joseph 


Pvt. 


1st CI. 


Luhrs 


139635 


Fred T. 


Pvt. 


1st CI. 


Kinney 


139572 


Marvin B. 


Pvt. 


1st CI. 


Mackay 


139712 


Donald 


Pvt. 


1st CI. 


Miller 


2352633 


Roy A. 


Pvt. 


1st CI. 


Monfore 


139607 


Rowland S. 


Pvt. 


1st CI. 


Morgan 


139718 


Ray J. 


Pvt. 


1st CI. 


Munk 


2352710 


Robert 


Pvt. 


1st CI. 


Myers 


139640 


Marion A. 


Pvt. 


1st CI. 


McCullough 


139636 


Wallace 


Pvt. 


1st CI. 


McElhoe 


139710 


James W. 


Pvt. 


1st CI. 


Poage 


139645 


Ellis W. 


Pvt. 


1st CI. 


Schroeder 


139731 


Clarence A. 


Pvt. 


1st CI. 


Slasor 


139739 


Otto W. 


Pvt. 


1st CI. 


Sorenson 


139737 


James R. 


Pvt. 


1st CI. 


Truesdell 


139748 


Chester B. 


Pvt. 


1st CI. 


Ward 


139750 


Leonard P. 


Pvt. 


1st CI. 


Williams 


139752 


Leslie E. 


Pvt. 


1st CI. 


Wrage 


139753 


Theodore 


Pvt 


1st CI. 


Zanfes 


139754 


Theodore 


Pvt. 


1st CI. 


Allibone 


139655 


John A. 


Private 


Almond 


1847857 


Warren 


Private 


Bardslee 


139660 


Clarence M. 


Private 


Berry 


139668 


Clarence W. 


Private 


Betels 


139663 


Mike 


Private 


Bohl 


2352654 


Henry J. 


Private 


Borneman 


139666 


Paul 


Private 



74 



RECORD OF SERVICE OF 



Surname 


Went. No. 


Christian Name 


Rank 


Bowns 


1847982 


Harold 


Private 


Busch 


1847913 


Thomas H. 


Private 


Carapellotti 


3395429 


Angelo 


Private 


Casper 


139586 


Jack 


Private 


Cotton 


1847953 


Joseph 


Private 


Crow 


139675 


Carl T. 


Private 


Davis 


1848440 


Joseph A. 


Private 


Degner 


139679 


Charles L. 


Private 


Di Gregoria 


1847979 


Mariano 


Private 


Di Pasquale 


390919 


Antone 


Private 


Favali 


1848011 


Palmigio 


Private 


Feisstl 


3182997 


Frank 


Private 


Fidanis 


139687 


Spiro 


Private 


Haden 


1848055 


Corbet F. 


Private 


Hawley 


139691 


Donald D. 


Private 


Hill 


1848079 


Buckley B. 


Private 


Hinkelma» 


139693 


Gus 


Private 


Holbrook 


1848084 


Phil McK 


Private 


Holden 


390955 


Harry A. 


Private 


Hollensteiit 


384044 


Jacob 


Private 


Huffman 


1848092 


Charles L. 


Private 


Jenson 


139696 


Chris 


Private 


Jenkins 


424887 


Felix 


Private 


Johnson 


139700 


Joseph S. 


Private 


Johnson 


139702 


Olaf 


Private 


Jones 


385654 


Herbert H. 


Private 


Kavanagh 


385282 


James 


Private 


Keefe 


3189144 


William H. 


Private 


Kilgallen 


3359488 


Frank G. 


Private 


Kinney 


139631 


George 


Private 


Knight 


139632 


Ned 


Private 


Kope 


1848129 


Fred B. 


Private 


Kosabucky 


386846 


Stanley 


Private 


Kruper 


1848134 


Alex A. 


Private 


Kuck 


139704 


Cecil W. 


Private 


Lain 


139705 


Mureld 


Private 


Lambert 


1848138 


Oscar L. 


Private 


Largus 


3359500 


William 


Private 


Latham 


1432748 


Marion 


Private 


Marshall 


1432805 


Floyd F. 


Private 


Martin 


1432806 


Raymond F. 


Private 


Massi 


386591 


Leo 


Private 


Meyer 


1848195 


Michael A. 


Private 


Merola 


390925 


Gabriele 


Private 


Miller 


1848451 


John 


Private 


Mills 


1848200 


Alta M. 


Private 


Mills 


3485464 


Emil 


Private 



147TH FIELD ARTILLERY 



76 



Surname 


Ident. No. 


Christian Name 


Rank 


Modde 


139716 


Charles 


Private 


Moen 


139717 


Sivert 


Private 


Moravets 


997274 


Edgar L. 


Private 


Morrison 


1848132 


Henry D. 


Private 


Mullins 


1848209 


Rufus 


Private 


Myers 


2660053 


Clyde C. 


Private 


Mclntyre 


139711 


John B. 


Private 


Nelson 


139721 


Beattie 


Private 


Nesby 


139722 


Alner K. 


Private 


Nicolai 


139725 


Roy J. 


Private 


Olsen 


139724 . 


Roy C. 


Private 


Patterson 


2694326 


Louis H. 


Private 


Peterson 


139595 


Edmund D. 


Private 


Powell 


1431791 


Lyle J. 


Private 


Powers 


139728 


Clifford 


Private 


Proodian 


3358838 


Kosrof G. 


Private 


Rogers 


385691 


Warren H. 


Private 


Romano 


139730 


Joseph 


Private 


Saporettl 


139732 


Giovanni 


Private 


Sartl 


3360319 


Daniel 


Private 


Scott 


139733 


George D. 


Private 


Smith 


139740 


John A. 


Private 


Smith 


139650 


Wilson A. 


Private 


Spata 


139651 


Gio 


Private 


Staggs 


139601 


Earl 


Private 


Swenehart 


139652 


Delmar W. 


Private 


Tames 


2352741 


Peter 


Private 


Thompson 


139744 


Oscar I. 


Private 


Tucker 


139749 


Carl W. 


Private 


Vigue 


388541 


John T. 


Private 


Ward 


386821 


Samuel J. 


Private 


Weaver 


3359535 


John L. 


Private 


Williams 


3357763 


Ernest D. 


Private 


Wolfe 


3356739 


George D. 


Private 


Wuerthner 


3357880 


Walter C. 


Private 



ROSTER OF ENLISTED MEN, AS OF NOVEMBER 11, 1918 

STATION BATTERY E, 147TH F. A. 
Americaa E. F. 



Surname 


Ident. No. 


Christian Name 


Rank 


Johnson 


139818 


Burt W. 


1st Sgt. 


Harvey 


139810 


James W. 


Supply Sgt, 


Coles 


139779 


Charles W. 


Stable Sgt. 


Palmer 


139854 


James M. 


Mess Sgt. 


Daily 


139760 


Robbin H. 


Sergeant 



7« 



RECORD OF SERVICE OF 



Surname 


Ident. No. 


Christian Name 


Rank 


Classick 


139778 


Harold 


Sergeant 


Guenther 


139807 


Edward 


Sergeant 


McQuaid 


391267 


Charles J. 


Sergeant 


Meluney 


139381 


William V. 


Sergeant 


Merritt 


139941 


Melvin P. 


Sergeant 


Morgan 


999445 


Charles H. 


Sergeant 


Nolan 


139851 


John J., Jr. 


Sergeant 


Ferryman 


139859 


Eugene D. 


Sergeant 


Smith 


999617 


Norbet J. 


Sergeant 


Stout 


139891 


Ronald 


Sergeant 


Ward well 


139900 


Orin J. 


Sergeant 


Wolff 


139915 


Otto 


Sergeant 


Bailey 


2352616 


Walter J. 


Corporal 


Benson 


2352650 


Emmet H. 


Corporal 


Blakeslee 


1433266 


Herbert D. 


Corporal 


DeJong 


139943 


Ernest 


Corporal 


DuBois 


366992 


Francis X. 


Corporal 


Eastman 


139791 


Roy L. 


Corporal 


Eaton 


139792 


Simon W. 


Corporal 


Franklin 


139801 


Everett 


Corporal 


Goodness 


139806 


Cyrus G. 


Corporal 


Hansen 


1432899 


Fred E. 


Corporal 


Jones 


139819 


Clarence E. 


Corporal 


Lapointe 


387136 


Theodore E. 


Corporal 


Martensen 


139830 


Gus E. 


Corporal 


Merritt 


139840 


Floyd H. 


Corporal 


Meyers 


139841 


Eli R. 


Corporal 


Peterka 


139860 


George 


Corporal 


Pike 


139863 


Stillman A. 


Corporal 


Radde 


2691406 


Grover 


Corporal 


Roantree 


139869 


Fred W. 


Corporal 


Schroeder 


139879 


Edward A. 


Corporal 


Shaw 


389772 


Arthur A. 


Corporal 


Stewart 


139889 


Charles E. 


Corporal 


Sween 


139922 


Carl M. 


Corporal 


Taylor 


139894 


Basil B. 


Corporal 


Thompson 


139896 


Harry E. 


Corporal 


Thompson 


139905 


Harry W. 


Corporal 


Weiland 


139902 


John J. 


Corporal 


Donahoe 


139787 


Thomas R. 


Chief Mech. 


Jackson 


139815 


James C. 


Chief Mech. 


Dodd 


139933 


Ray E. 


Mechanic 


Guenther 


139930 


Frank 


Mechanic 


Ohrberg 


139852 


Henry 


Mechanic 


Hostettler 


2353130 


Rudie 


Horseshoer 


Johnson 


1848103 


Franklin McP 


Horseshoer 


Sabourin 


3361245 


Sidney J. 


Horseshoer 



147TH FIELD ARTILLERY 



77 



Surname 


Ident. No. 


Christian Name 


Rank 


Para 


139797 


John 


Saddler 


Christenson 


139777 


Roy C. 


Cook 


Franklin 


139931 


Millard 


Cook 


Horschler 


2658194 


Louis A. 


Cook 


Wendt 


139906 


Fred A. 


Cook 


Faulken 


2352680 


Clarence W. 


Bugler 


Phoenix 


139862 


Leo 


Bugler 


Andreos 


1432557 


Nicholas A. 


Pvt. 1st CI. 


Beach 


1433098 


Elmer E. 


Pvt. 1st CI. 


Block 


2352653 


Emery A. J. 


Pvt. 1st CI. 


Brown 


139770 


Percy A. 


Pvt. 1st CI. 


Brodersen 


1432857 


Bernard F. 


Pvt. 1st CI. 


Carson 


2352620 


Franklin M. 


Pvt. 1st CI. 


Chenoweth 


2352621 


Samuel J. 


Pvt. 1st CI. 


Clark 


1433057 


Forrest M. 


Pvt. 1st CI. 


Davies 


1847967 


Joseph T. 


Pvt. 1st CI. 


Dempewolf 


2352676 


Charles J. 


Pvt. 1st CI. 


Dille 


1433060 


Glenn S. 


Pvt. 1st CI. 


Dodd 


139786 


Earl H. 


Pvt. 1st CI. 


Eisenmann 


139794 


Charles 


Pvt. 1st CI. 


Ellis 


139795 


Roger E. 


Pvt. 1st CI. 


Farley 


139798 


Walter O. 


Pvt. 1st CI. 


Gamble 


139804 


Harold W. 


Pvt. 1st CI. 


Giedd 


139805 


Helmuth D. 


Pvt. 1st CI. 


Heil 


139811 


Helmuth H. 


Pvt. 1st CI. 


Hunt 


1282401 


Walter W. 


Pvt. 1st CI. 


Jerde 


139617 


Fred M. 


Pvt. 1st CI. 


Knowlton 


2352630 


John D. 


Pvt. 1st CI. 


Legault 


1431516 


Arthur J. 


Pvt. 1st CI. 


McKercher 


2352636 


Alston 


Pvt. 1st CI. 


Meyers 


139942 


George E. 


Pvt. 1st CI. 


Musil 


139647 


John 


Pvt. 1st CI. 


Nedved 


139848 


Fred E. 


Pvt. 1st CI. 


Newland 


2352714 


Ivan H. 


Pvt. 1st CI. 


Nelson 


139849 


Chris M. 


Pvt. 1st CI. 


Parmenter 


139855 


Donald C. 


Pvt. 1st CI. 


Patten 


139856 


John E. 


Pvt. 1st CI. 


Peters 


139861 


John 


Pvt. 1st CI. 


Rothans 


139874 


Herman 


Pvt. 1st CI. 


Selby 


139934 


Will R. 


Pvt. 1st CI. 


Shay 


139882 


Lial C. 


Pvt. 1st CL 


Sween 


139893 


Alfred M. 


Pvt. 1st CI. 


Tomlinson 


139921 


Rex B. 


Pvt. 1st CI. 


Wells 


139904 


John 


Pvt. 1st CI. 


Zieser 


139918 


Fred A. 


Pvt. 1st CI. 


Alberts 


139758 


Christian C. 


Private 


Anagnos 


2270599 


loanis H. 


Private 



7S 



RECORD OP SERVICE OF 



Surname 


Went. No. 


Christian Name 


Rank 


Baldner 


2660589 


Alfred A. 


Private 


Baney 


2352648 


Ervin E. 


Private 


Becker 


1432848 


Aleck 


Private 


Benge 


2384521 


James 


Private 


Bell 


1572508 


James F. 


Private 


Berlinger 


1038336 


Ben 


Private 


Biery 


1432772 


Glenn 


Private 


Blanefr 


3189113 


Frank L. 


Private 


Bouska 


2352658 


Frank F. 


Private 


BrowB ^ 


1815106 


Lacy 


Private 


Bruch 


1433104 


Richard P. 


Private 


Burns 


139772 


William 


Private 


Busli 


1432590 


Hollis H. 


Private 


Cannon 


1847918 


Robert L. 


Private 


Carpenter 


1847925 


James M. 


Private 


Carantsounis 


2270611 


Constantine W. 


Private 


Coffield 


1847939 


Juston E. 


Private 


Condos 


2298352 


Nick W. 


Private 


Creamer 


2352672 


John 


Private 


Davey 


1851392 


Russell E. 


Private 


Donat* 


2279552 


Salvator 


Private 


Dwyer 


2308851 


John A. 


Private 


Engelbert 


2279592 


Earl 


Private 


Bggera 


139793 


Earl H. 


Private 


BUingsoa 


1433285 


Victor H. 


Private 


Evans 


2116325 


Bennie 


Private 


Pedep 


1983615 


Stanley A. 


Private 


Pergusoa 


1433119 


Arthur G. 


Private 


Gass 


1575897 


Leon 


Private 


Hanson 


2279598 


Victor A. 


Private 


Hawkingberry 


2466138 


Johny T. 


Private 


Hill 


1601989 


Burnie 


Private 


Hill 


1572591 


Homer E. 


Private 


Hovey 


1433131 


Richard L. 


Private 


Hughes 


2352690 


Edward J. 


Private 


Hurst 


1599006 


Clyde J. 


Private 


Ide 


139927 


Morris 


Private 


Jones 


1848434 


George 


Private 


Juba 


3189162 


Michael P. 


Private 


Kelly 


1599037 


Calvin M. 


Private 


Keithley 


1432798 


Leonard 


Private 


Kelinson 


1432621 


Harry C. 


Private 


Kirk 


140376 


James M. 


Private 


Kimea 


1433138 


Leon 


Private 


Kroening 


2302886 


Carl 


Private 


Lauless 


1535588 


Edward J. 


Private 


Licht 


2307285 


Hugo C. 


Private 



147TH FIELD ARTILLERY 



7» 



Surname 


Ident. No. 


Christian Name 


Rank 


Liike 


143303 


Charles E. 


Private 


Logan 


1432631 


Paul W. 


Private 


Lutz 


2352702 


Leo S. 


Private 


Lynch 


2300142 


James P. 


Private 


Malus 


259510 


Joseph 


Private 


Martin 


1848421 


Benjamin 


Private 


Mesecher 


254703 


Charles 


Private 


Mllkint 


194330 


Anthony A. 


Private 


Misner 


385735 


Ralph H. 


Private 


Morgan 


302209 


Howard 


Private 


Mosea 


2694292 


George 0. 


Private 


Murphy 


3189888 


Michael A. 


Private 


Nalazek 


1573083 


Ferdand 


Private 


Neitzei 


2018 


Arthur J. 


Private 


Parks 


254452 


Joseph A. 


Private 


Petty 


1573089 


Willard 


Private 


Pollock 


2271354 


George W. 


Private 


Ragland 


1848258 


Andrew 


Private 


Reilly 


481666 


John F. 


Private 


Rich 


3189159 


Grover C. 


Private 


Riddle 


1843269 


George 


Private 


Ronge 


1432524 


Charles E. 


Private 


Scott 


1848301 


Ira 


Private 


Saunders 


1576468 


James D. 


Private 


Sandy 


2466161 


Ulysses 


Private 


Seiwell 


259544 


Grover W. 


Private 


Shelor 


1848310 


Emmet 


Private 


Smart 


1864061 


Frank 


Private 


Smith 


2691449 


John F. 


Private 


Sims 


1848318 


Charles R. 


Private 


Sine 


1844840 


Floyd E. 


Private 


Stanchfield 


2691461 


Cecil P. 


Private 


Stangor 


2691462 


Albert F. 


Private 


Starheim 


2279637 


Einar 


Private 


Steen 


1573111 


Fred W. 


Private 


Stolp 


139890 


Gus 


Private 


Strangeway 


2691473 


Homer N. 


Private 


Taylor 


385731 


Irving F. 


Private 


Towie 


1433329 


Charles G. 


Private 


Turner 


1599620 


Benjamin 


Private 


Turpin 


2242520 


Narvia 


Private 


Valentine 


2312350 


William 


Private 


Vanderlinden 


998244 


John N. 


Private 


Ward 


369443 


William A. 


Private 


Washburn 


562977 


Frank 


Private 


Watt 


1848384 


Paul D. 


Private 


Weaver 


2302923 


George A. 


Private 



80 



RECORD OF SERVICE OF 



Surname 


Ident. No. 


Christian Name 


Rank 


Wold 


139919 


Oscar 


Private 


Wolf 


1848407 


James I. 


Private 


Yochum 


2116244 


Everett L. 


Private 


Zandhuizen 


2352754 


John 


Private 



ROSTER OF ENLISTED PERSONNEL OF MEDICAL DE- 
TACHMENT, 147TH FIELD ARTILLERY, ON 
THE IITH OF NOVEMBER, 1918 

MEDICAL DETACHMENT, 147TH FIELD ARTILLERY 
A, P. O. No. 795. 



Surname 


Ident. No. 


Christian Name 


Rank 




Bentley 


4881 


James 0. 


Sgt. 


1st 


CI. 


Anderson 


180754 


Samuel B. 


Sergeant 




Ham 


4885 


Ernest B. 


Sergeant 




Johnson 


4884 


J. Harlan 


Cooh 






Johnson 


4888 


Joel P. 


Pvt. 


1st 


CI. 


March 


4889 


Guy E. 


Pvt. 


1st 


CI. 


Minnich 


4891 


Francis M. 


Pvt. 


1st 


CI. 


Morgans 


4892 


Walter H. 


Pvt. 


1st 


CI. 


Randall 


4893 


Harry E. 


Pvt. 


1st 


CI. 


Rudesill 


4894 


Turner M. 


Pvt. 


1st 


CI. 


Schmid 


303280 


Walter G. 


Pvt. 


1st 


CI. 


Sparks 


4897 


Leslie H. 


Pvt. 


1st 


CI. 


Thompson 


5116 


Lincoln A. 


Pvt. 


1st 


CI. 


Wheeler 


4899 


Earl G. 


Pvt. 


1st 


CI. 


Chestnut 


5116 


LeRoy 


Private 




Hiller 


2308874 


Walter 


Private 




King 


4901 


Clarence E. 


Private 




Marston 


140221 


Homer E. 


Private 




Michelson 


140270 


Paul D., Jr. 


Private 




Stewart 


4902 


Howard M. 


Private 




Tucker 


4904 


Willard E. 


Private 




Bailey 


2359007 


William 


Farrier 




Berrevoets 


2359017 


William 


Farrier 




Roberts 


261992 


Fred J. 


Farrier 




Wilson 


262352 


Wyatt E. 


Farrier 




Airola 


2359007 


Quinto 


Pvt. 


1st 


CI. 


Nadolski 


273806 


Walter F. 


Private 





147TH FIELD ARTILLERY 



HEADQUARTERS, 147TH FIELD ARTILLERY, 

U. S. A. P. O. No. 795, American E. F. 
France 

8 March 1919. 
MEMORANDUM showing stations and movements of Battery "F," 
147th P. A., from 11 January 1918 to 8 March 1919. 

11 Jan. '18 Sailed from New York Harbor on White Star Liner 
"Olympia." 

19 Jan. Disembarked at Liverpool and entrained for Win- 

chester. 

20 Jan. American Rest Camp, Winchester. 

21 Jan. • Arrived at South Hampton and embarked for La 

Havre. 
22-26 Jan. Rest Camp No. 2, La Havre. 

27 Jan. Entrained with Batt D for Gondrecourt. 

29 Jan. Arrived at Gondrecourt and reported to C. O. 1st. 

Corps School. Battery assigned as one of the firing 
batteries for the First Corps Artillery School. 

14 April Firing Battery left Gondrecourt, proceeding by 

marching to 2nd. Corps Artillery School, Montigny- 
sur-Aube. 

15 April Remainder of Battery left Gondrecourt by truck, 

and arrived at Montigny-sur-Aube the same day, 
reporting to C. O. 2nd Corps Artillery School. 

17 April Firing Battery arrived at Montigny and reported to 

C. O. 2nd. Corps Artillery School. Time of travel 
(3) days. Distance, 110 kilometers. 

13 Feb. '19 Left Montigny-sur-Aube and proceeded by marching 
to Gondrecourt, Meuse. 

16 Feb. Arrived at Abainville and billeted. Distance, 110 K. 

19 Feb. Left Abainville, proceeding by marching to Meu- 

ville-les-Vaucouleurs, and upon arrival reported to 
C. G. 28th. Division, for duty. 

20 Feb. 1st. Section proceeded to Creepy, and upon arrival 

reported to C. O. 110th. Inf. 

2nd. Section proceeded to Pagny, and upon arrival 
reported to C. O. 112th. Inf. 

3rd. Section proceeded to Bagnoux, and upon ar- 
rival reported to C. O. 109th. Inf. 
4th. Section reported to C. O. 11th Inf. 

7 March 1st., 2nd., 3rd. and 4th Sections reported back to 

Battery Headquarters, at Neuville. 

8 March Battery proceeded by marching to Abainville, and 

upon arriving reported to the C. O. 147th P. A. 

Battery billeted in Abainville. 

LESLIE JENSEN, 

Captain 14th P. A., 
f .■ — - . 

* " " ' Adjutant. 



82 RECORD OF SERVICE OF 

HQ. BATTERY "F," 
147th F. A. 

8 March 1919. 

MEMORANDUM concerning tour of duty of Battery "F," 147th 
F. A., at 2nd. Corps Artillery School, Montigny-sur-Aube. 

During the period of duty of Battery "F," 147th. F. A., as firing 
battery for the different artillery schools, the battery fired more than 
25,000 rounds of ammunition, with no serious accidents, and although 
having fired many rolling barrages, in maneuvers with students at- 
tending the schools, there has never been an accusation of short 
shooting. These maneuvers often necessitated marches of 25 to 100 
kilometers. 

In July 1918, after the discontinuance of the Corps Artillery 
Schools, the Battery was held at the 2nd. Corps Aeronautical School, 
for use in the instruction of Aerial Observers. For seven (7) months, 
the battery assisted in this training, during which time they turned 
out three hundred eighty eight (388) qualified observers. In addi- 
tion to these duties, sections were sent to Gondrecourt, (1st Corps 
School) and to Clamency (3rd. Corps School) frequently proceeding 
by marching from distance ranging from 100 to 150 kilometers. 

The Battery has assisted in the instructions of approximately fif- 
teen hundred (1500) officers and non-commissioned officers and three 
hundred eighty eight (388) Observers. 

During the summer and fall, the battery was under orders four 
different times to report to the regiment at the front, but each time 
the orders were countermanded by higher authority and the battery 
remained at the School as per the request of the C. O. 2nd. Corps 
Schools. From the time of their knowledge of the regiment going 
into the line, to the signing of the Armistice, every officer and man 
of the Battery has had the most sincere wish and the highest hopes 
of rejoining their regiment at the Front, but the signing of the Armis- 
tice on November 11th. 1918 prevented. 

JESSE D. McCOUN, 
1st. Lt., Batt. F, 147th. F. A., 

Battery Historian. 



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Treatment Date: v '^'-i' 

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